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Alternative routes through the Strait of Hormuz as of August 19 [Al Jazeera]<\/p>\nOmani FM hopes the two countries will \u2018soon announce\u2019 a joint temporary transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
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Iran and Oman\u2019s top diplomats have discussed a proposed framework for a temporary transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing project in the key waterway, which they both border.<\/p>\n
Oman\u2019s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, to discuss future plans for the strait.<\/p>\n
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The two \u201cdiscussed a phased framework that could provide a practical and implementable basis for moving forward\u201d, they said in a joint statement shared by Oman.<\/p>\n
The strait became a flashpoint early in the Middle East war, and the two countries have recently sought to hammer out a plan to regulate transit through it, as laid out in a June US-Iran memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe proposed framework includes the establishment of a temporary joint navigation corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and an agreement to implement a joint project to clear the Strait of mines,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnical negotiations between the two sides will also continue with the aim of reaching an agreement on a permanent navigation corridor and future arrangements for managing the Strait, alongside establishing a mechanism for exchanging information, managing navigation traffic, and providing related navigational and security services,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
Albusaidi said in a post on X after the meeting that he hoped the countries would \u201csoon announce\u201d the temporary corridor in the strait.<\/p>\n
\u201cFuture management of the strait and a permanent solution will follow in due course,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Alternative routes through the Strait of Hormuz as of August 19 [Al Jazeera]<\/p>\n
During their meeting, the two ministers also stressed the importance of reaching arrangements that respect the sovereignty of their respective countries, according to the joint statement.<\/p>\n
The diplomats \u201caffirmed the importance of holding joint discussions with the Gulf littoral [coastal] states\u201d to ensure that any agreement reached adheres to international law and respects the sovereignty of neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n
The statement came after US President Donald Trump said on his social platform Truth\u00a0Social that \u201call mines have been removed and\/or detonated from within the International Waters of the Strait of Hormuz\u201d, citing the US navy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIran has been notified that any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n
War broke out after the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with Tehran quickly blockading the Strait of Hormuz and Washington imposing a naval counter-blockade on Iranian ports.<\/p>\n
Traffic remains largely paralysed, disrupting global oil markets in a crucial waterway that normally carries around one-fifth of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural gas exports.<\/p>\n
Iran and Oman, both coastal nations on the strait, have for weeks been discussing the future of navigation through the waterway, with Tehran saying the geographical coordinates of a route envisaged by the two countries \u201chave been agreed upon\u201d.<\/p>\n
Iranian officials, however, have insisted that the strait will not fully reopen until the US meets Tehran\u2019s demands, including lifting its naval blockade, dropping oil sanctions and unfreezing its assets abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Omani FM hopes the two countries will \u2018soon announce\u2019 a joint temporary transit corridor through the Strait of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1169545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[774,839,12,1398,234407,26],"class_list":["post-1169544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-iran","tag-middle-east","tag-news","tag-shipping","tag-us-israel-war-on-iran","tag-world"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117159271810263492","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1169545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1169544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1169544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}