Iran's deputy foreign minister said Tehran and Oman discussed establishing a joint center to manage navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and receive vessel coordinates, and stressed that the agreement with Oman does not mean the strait is being opened, since opening it requires special conditions, according to a report. The official is not named, and the account has not been independently corroborated.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister — unnamed in the report — told a state-aligned outlet Wednesday evening that Tehran and Oman discussed establishing a joint center to manage navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and receive vessel coordinates, according to a single report that has not been independently corroborated. The official stressed that the agreement with Oman does not mean the strait is being opened, since reopening requires special conditions.
The reported discussion marks the latest development in a fast-moving diplomatic push that The Zioneer has tracked in detail throughout Wednesday. At 07:20 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Iran and Oman reached an agreement on a new shipping lane, following the completion of a draft framework. By 07:20, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed talks were progressing, with agreement reached on the route's geographical coordinates. Throughout the day, additional reports — from the foreign ministry, regional diplomats, and coordinated coverage by i24NEWS and the Associated Press — converged on the same trajectory: a draft agreement completed, a joint statement imminent, and an announcement expected Thursday. The present account adds the detail of a joint center for management and vessel coordination, though the official remains unnamed and the report uncorroborated.
This development sits inside a thread The Zioneer has covered for months. On June 11, U.S. officials asserted shipping continued despite Iran's closure declaration. On June 14, Iranian state TV declared the strait closed to foreign vessels. On June 27, explosions were reported in the area. On August 2, The Zioneer reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accepted a Qatari-U.S. compromise proposal routing inbound vessels through Iranian waters and outbound vessels through Omani waters, with IRGC backing still a condition — a framework that Oman subsequently endorsed.
What remains open is whether the reported Iran-Oman center is tied to that August 2 compromise or constitutes a separate arrangement, and whether the IRGC supports either framework. The report's single-source nature and the unnamed official also leave the account unverified.
20 developments
- StrongIranian Deputy FM: Iran proposed to manage Strait of Hormuz lane near it, Oman opposite lane
- StrongIranian official: Tehran unlikely to accept alternatives to joint Oman Strait of Hormuz plan
- StrongIran confirms Muscat talks with Oman, agrees to continue Strait of Hormuz discussions
- StrongIran says it will hold talks with Oman to set fees for Strait of Hormuz passage
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