Expert: “No chance” of returning to pre-war status in the Strait of Hormuz

Ali Akbar Dareni, a researcher at the Iranian Centre for Strategic Research, stated that the main obstacle to the upcoming agreement between Iran and Oman on the future management of the Strait of Hormuz was the pressure by the United States on Oman to take a more consistent position with Washington. D’Areney stated that Iran considers future control of the Strait to be essential to its national security. The previous months had been marked by attacks by the United States on Iran, which the Iranian side claimed had been launched from bases in the area. D’Aleni stated that the ongoing negotiation process between Iran and Oman provided the United States with a “good opportunity to get out of this quagmire” by recognizing Iran and Oman as “the future” of the Strait of Hormuz. “But the Strait of Hormuz could never return to its pre-war state”, he continued. “The geopolitics of the region has changed.” Kim Xian