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Iran and Oman Agree New Entry And Exit Routes For Strait Of Hormuz In Muscat
Iran and Oman reached final agreement on new Strait of Hormuz routes. Entry route lies entirely within Iran's waters; central corridor to dominate.
Whether the Strait will reopen (route deal vs reopening).
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“The understanding in no way means that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened,”Read the original ↗
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Some outlets highlight process and no reopening; others downplay any deal outcome.
New routes, strait stays closed
Iran and Oman agreed on the details of new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz and planned to brief Gulf countries at a regional meeting in Muscat on Monday, Iranian officials said on Saturday.
“The understanding in no way means that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened”
A source close to Iran's negotiating team at Tasnim said the Gulf's entry route "lies entirely within Iran's territorial waters," and that a portion of the exit route also falls within Iranian territorial waters.
The same Tasnim source stressed that "The understanding in no way means that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened," and said Iran has seven conditions for reopening the waterway that it conveyed to the United States.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Gulf littoral states' foreign ministers are scheduled to meet in Oman on Monday to exchange views on regional issues, including the Iran-Oman talks on designating safe routes in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Reuters-linked context in the reporting described how, after US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, Tehran restricted passage through the strategic waterway while US forces imposed a naval blockade targeting vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports.
Iranian officials deny reopening
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the agreement reached with Oman on a new maritime route in the Strait of Hormuz does not amount to reopening the strategic waterway.
Speaking in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadid, Araqchi stressed that the agreement with the Sultanate of Oman "should in no way be interpreted as meaning that the strait would be reopened."
Araqchi said Iran’s condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz is for the US to return to its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, and he attributed the lack of maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz to US aggressive actions and illegal interventions.
Anadolu Ajansı reported that Araghchi said the meeting in Oman on Monday would focus on the new maritime route, and that the gathering would be held in the Omani city of Salalah with the participation of Iran, Iraq and five Gulf countries.
Anadolu Ajansı also said Araghchi stressed that the agreement with Oman "by no means" signifies the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and that the documents would be submitted to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for registration.
What the meeting is for
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said foreign ministers of regional Arab states would meet in Oman on Monday, September 14, to reach an agreement on a framework for navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and communicate the arrangement to the relevant international maritime organization.
“the United States lifts the blockade and military aggression against Iran”
DW reported that Pezeshkian said the Hormuz Strait route will only be opened if "the United States lifts the blockade and military aggression against Iran," while Bahrain announced it would boycott the meeting and not attend.
DW also said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the agenda of the meeting is "clear and limited" and focused only on the new maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz.
In the same DW account, Tasnim News Agency reported that the Monday meeting in Oman and the Tehran-Muscat understanding do not mean the Strait will open, adding that "Iran has set seven conditions for opening the Hormuz Strait" and the strait will remain blocked until they are implemented.
The reporting also tied the dispute to ongoing attacks and blockade dynamics, noting that Tehran restricted passage after Feb 28 and that the agreement is presented as a framework for navigation only if conditions are created for reopening.