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The strait will not be opened until the United States fulfills the conditions.
The understanding reached between Iran and Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz does not mean its immediate opening for navigation, but it lays the foundation for a path by which passage through the strategic waterway could be resumed in the future. The opening of the strait will depend on the United States meeting Tehran's conditions, Reuters reports citing the Iranian agency Tasnim.
According to the agency's interlocutor, the agreement with Muscat should become a step toward Iran realizing its claims to sovereign control over the strait.
At the same time, the source emphasized that the agreement with Oman does not imply automatic resumption of shipping.
“Its opening depends entirely on the United States fulfilling Tehran's conditions,” the Tasnim source's position is conveyed.
Earlier Iranian officials cited among the demands the end of the American naval blockade of Iranian ports, the lifting of sanctions, and compensation.
Iran and Oman have been negotiating for several months over a shipping regime.
Negotiations between Tehran and Muscat regarding the future of the Strait of Hormuz have been ongoing for several months. Iran and Oman control opposite banks of this narrow sea corridor, through which, before the current war, about one-fifth of global oil supplies passed.
As early as August, the parties reached a preliminary understanding on a temporary route for commercial shipping.
Then Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Kazem Gharaibi-Tabrizi stated that the route for ships entering the Persian Gulf should pass through Iranian territorial waters. The exit route provides passage through both Iranian and Omani waters.
It was to be used only by commercial vessels — passage of military ships was not envisaged.
However, Gharaibabadi already stressed at that time that this agreement does not mean an immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the route itself would be temporary.
Tehran also announced its intention to establish a mechanism for collecting fees from ships passing through the strait and for providing maritime services. The issue of control over navigation and fees remains one of the main points of contention between Iran and Oman.
Tehran wants to obtain the right to levy fees on ships passing through the strait, but Muscat opposes such a model.
New statements appeared ahead of broader regional talks on the future of the Strait of Hormuz.
On Monday, 14 September, representatives of Iran and Gulf states in Oman are to meet. Tehran said the talks should contribute to a “better understanding among the countries of the region” and to strengthen regional security cooperation.
At the same time, it is premature to expect a final agreement on the strait from this meeting.
A high-ranking Iranian official told Reuters that the meeting, initiated by Oman, would be a platform to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and other regional issues, but a signing of an agreement at its conclusion is not anticipated.
Bahrain has already stated that it will not participate in the negotiations. Oman has officially not announced holding the meeting at this time, and other regional states publicly
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