Later on Saturday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a ship was hit by a projectile off Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire that was extinguished but no casualties. It was unclear whether they were referring to the same ship.<\/p>\n
On Friday, ADNOC had put out a statement saying that since the start of the war, 15 of its vessels had been attacked in Hormuz, \u201cincluding three vessels this week alone\u201d.<\/p>\n
Oman\u2019s foreign ministry condemned \u201crepeated attacks on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz\u201d, without naming Iran.<\/p>\n
Before US-Israeli strikes in February kicked off what quickly became a regional war, Hormuz had carried about a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.<\/p>\n
Reopening uncertain amid talks<\/p>\n
The previous Iran-US deal \u2013 meant to serve as a jumping-off point for negotiations on a permanent settlement \u2013 had said Iran and Oman would hash out future arrangements for the strait in discussion with other Gulf countries and \u201cin line with the applicable international law\u201d.<\/p>\n
International law generally forbids tolling in such waterways.<\/p>\n
Oman said in its statement that \u201congoing negotiations regarding navigation arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz are proceeding in a positive and constructive atmosphere\u201d, and urged against any actions that might jeopardise the progress.<\/p>\n
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said Saturday that talks with Oman were \u201capproaching the final stages\u201d, but cautioned that \u201cthis is not a sign of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is subject to other conditions and compensation for the violation of the memorandum of understanding by the United States,\u201d he said, referencing the June deal.<\/p>\n
The Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of the Iranian military, underscored the point, saying: \u201cThe opening of the Strait of Hormuz has its own mechanism and has nothing to do with the negotiations between Iran and Oman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe enemy is forced to accept Iran\u2019s conditions for the opening of the strait and to refrain from the interference that it is currently making in the negotiations \u2013 which have almost reached their end \u2013 between Iran, Oman and other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
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