Iran and Oman have reached a final agreement on a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, but the deal does not mean the strategic waterway will be reopened, an informed source told Iran’s Tasnim news agency.
According to the report, the agreement reached between Tehran and Muscat is expected to be announced soon in the presence of the foreign ministers of the Gulf states.
The source stressed that the agreement concerns only Iran and Oman, while representatives of other countries will attend the meeting solely to familiarize themselves with the details of the route and transit conditions.
In this way, they will implicitly demonstrate “to the international community that they do not object to the plan,” the source emphasised.
At the same time, the source said Iran had conveyed seven conditions to the United States through intermediaries, making their fulfillment a prerequisite for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran has communicated seven conditions to the American side via intermediaries for the opening of the Strait and the strait will remain closed until these seven conditions, endorsed by the highest authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, are implemented,” the source noted.
“Therefore, the understanding between Iran and Oman does not mean the Strait of Hormuz is being opened,” the report added.
According to the person familiar with the matter, the reopening of the strait will depend entirely on Washington’s actions.
By Jeyhun Aghazada
