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Navigation, jurisdiction, costs: Iran, Oman attempt to hammer out Hormuz deal

Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on August 13, 2026.
Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on August 13, 2026. © Amirhosein Khorgooi, AP

Iran and Oman are holding talks to try to reach an interim agreement for a controlled resumption of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The two countries have discussed a framework for a “temporary corridor” for shipping, according to a joint statement by the Iranian and Omani foreign ministries. But the plan faces several hurdles.

Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations border.

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