Iran states that negotiations with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz are “positive”

On 5 August, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that negotiations between Iran and Oman to ensure the safety of shipping in the Straits of Hormuz were continuing and that discussions were currently focusing on the delineation of safe passages into and out of the Straits. The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Baghaei, in a comment broadcast by the Iranian National Radio and Television, stated that the negotiations were “positively assessed at both the technical and the political levels”. Iran is working to develop the “mechanism” needed to manage shipping in the Strait。