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Iran agrees with Oman on a possible Strait of Hormuz route

Iran said the Oman route would be temporary, potentially staying open for two to four months, but warned security would still depend on US actions affecting navigation.

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Iran says it has reached an agreement with Oman over a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has largely blocked since late February after attacks by the US and Israel.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the details are still being finalized and that Oman would not, by itself, guarantee safe navigation, pointing to ongoing insecurity tied to the US blockade of Iran's ports. He added that geographical coordinates for the route have been agreed with Oman, according to Iran's official Irna news agency.

Tehran warned that factors making the strait insecure remain on the US side, including a naval blockade and other actions described as threatening. Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi later told Irna the new route would be temporary and could stay open for two to four months, without further details.

The US and Oman have not commented on the proposal. The Strait of Hormuz typically carries about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas, and since the conflict began, traffic through the strait has dwindled and global oil prices have swung widely, while the Trump administration has urged a rapid reopening.

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