The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran initially accepted an Omani-brokered proposal to reopen the strategic waterway, but later appended demands including the right to collect transit fees, security guarantees, an end to the US naval blockade, and the lifting of oil sanctions. The report adds a new layer to ongoing negotiations documented by The Zioneer.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday evening that Iran initially agreed to an Omani proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, but then added new conditions that had not been part of the original framework. According to the report, Tehran's additional demands include the right to collect transit fees from ships, a guarantee it would not be attacked again, an end to the US naval blockade, and the lifting of oil sanctions.
The development follows a day of intense diplomatic activity. At 20:45 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Iran had publicly clarified its terms for reopening the strait, listing the same four conditions. Earlier, at 17:50, Western sources cited by Arab media indicated that Oman was weighing an Iranian-backed plan that would give Tehran dominant control over vessel entry. A separate report at 20:46 noted that the US and Gulf states had conditioned sanctions relief on Iran reopening the waterway without tolls.
The WSJ report adds the crucial detail that the Omani proposal was initially accepted by Tehran before the new demands were attached. The status of the negotiations remains fluid, and it is unclear whether the conditions represent a hardened negotiating position or a breakdown of the emerging framework.
2 developments
- StrongOman weighs accepting Iranian-backed plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz, Western source says
- StrongOman agrees to Hormuz compromise routing, demands IRGC support for Araghchi agreement
- StrongWSJ: US offers Iran frozen assets to drop Strait of Hormuz tolls
- StrongOmani mediators optimistic for Strait of Hormuz breakthrough in coming days, Bloomberg reports
Source and signal
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