{"id":2107,"date":"2026-08-05T21:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2026-08-05T21:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:00:13","slug":"iran-says-hormuz-talks-with-oman-in-final-stages-as-route-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2107","title":{"rendered":"Iran says Hormuz talks with Oman in \u2018final\u2019 stages as route approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (3 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social media<\/div>\n<p><title>share-nodes<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-share__links rich-share__links--row\" data-testid=\"share-links\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__social rich-share__social--row\"><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fr1ggmh\"><title>facebook<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Iran%20says%20Hormuz%20talks%20with%20Oman%20in%20%E2%80%98final%E2%80%99%20stages%20as%20route%20approved&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fr1ggmh\"><title>x<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row u-hidden--desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" href=\"\/\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fr1ggmh\"><title>whatsapp-stroke<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/r1ggmh\"><title>copylink<\/title><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source\"><button class=\"google-preferred-source__button\" aria-label=\"Add Al Jazeera on Google\" data-testid=\"google-preferred-source-button\"><title>google<\/title><span class=\"google-preferred-source__text\">Add Al Jazeera on Google<\/span><\/button><button aria-label=\"See more of Al Jazeera\u2019s trusted journalism by adding us as a preferred source on Google.\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><title>info<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-featured__media\">\n<figure class=\"article-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2282654424-1-1785957276.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"MUSCAT, OMAN - JUNE 21: Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the region&apos;s oil and gas, was effectively blockaded since the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in late February. This week&apos;s provisional peace deal between the countries was meant to reopen the waterway to shipping traffic, but the pace of that reopening is unclear amid continued fighting in Lebanon and the need to clear the Strait of sea mines. On Sunday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland for high-level talks with the Iranian delegation, as the two sides seek to clarify the terms of ending the war. (Photo by Elke Scholiers\/Getty Images)\"><\/div><figcaption>A vessel navigates the Strait of Hormuz [File: Elke Scholiers\/Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\"><a class=\"avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span><a href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\">Al Jazeera Staff<\/a> and <!-- -->Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry has said that talks with Oman over future transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz have been \u201cmoving forward\u201d, with the coordinates of the routes now agreed upon.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to questions from reporters, the ministry\u2019s spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Wednesday that the talks had been under way for the past two months with the aim of \u201cdetermining a safe transit route for commercial shipping through the strait\u201d.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span 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provided that certain third parties do not obstruct the process, the joint statement by the two countries, incorporating the main considerations and points of agreement, is also in the final stage of review and drafting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran\u2019s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, told Iran\u2019s IRNA state news agency on Wednesday that an understanding between the two countries had been reached on almost all issues, including the location of entry and exit routes for maritime traffic.<\/p>\n<p>He said that under the planned arrangement, large parts of the shipping route would go through Iran\u2019s territorial waters, and some parts would also pass through Oman\u2019s waters.<\/p>\n<p>While existing temporary routes would be closed, the new route would be used for a period of two to four months or potentially longer, Gharibabadi explained.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"strait-of-hormuz\">Strait of Hormuz<\/h2>\n<p>Iran has enforced a near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz after both Tehran and Washington called an end to a June 17 memorandum of understanding and resumed strikes in the war that began when the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Resumed strikes have disrupted about 20 percent of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, leading to price increases.<\/p>\n<p>While United States officials, including President Donald Trump, have said that Tehran is keen for a deal to reopen the strait, US officials have repeatedly stated that they would not accept any arrangement for the waterway that would leave Iran in control.<\/p>\n<p>But Ali Akbar Dareini, a Tehran-based researcher at the Center for Strategic Studies, said Iran is aiming to \u201cstabilise\u201d its control over the Strait of Hormuz, which is its \u201cbiggest military achievement of the war\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNegotiations are aimed at stabilising those achievements,\u201d Dareini told Al Jazeera. \u201cYou do not negotiate to give away your achievements, but stabilise them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Baghaei emphasised that the closure of the waterway was due to \u201cUS military aggression and the Zionist regime\u2019s aggression against Iran\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNaturally, the understanding between Iran and Oman, in and of itself, cannot be taken to mean that the strait has become secure for transiting vessels, because the factors undermining security in the Strait of Hormuz by the United States, particularly the naval blockade and other aggressive and threatening actions against Iran and its interests, still exist,\u201d Baghaei said.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the military\u2019s operations in the Middle East, said on Wednesday that it had redirected a total of 48 commercial vessels, disabled two and boarded two as part of its blockade of the Iranian navy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A vessel navigates the Strait of Hormuz [File: Elke Scholiers\/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry has said that talks with Oman over future transit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site 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