Iran · 11 September, 2026 · 3 min read
Iran And Oman Agree On Strait Of Hormuz Entry And Exit Routes In Muscat Meeting
Iran and Oman reached understanding on new entry and exit routes for Strait of Hormuz. Routes reportedly lie largely within Iranian territorial waters and do not reopen the strait immediately.
Whether the Oman talks imply reopening the Strait.
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Al-Manar TV Lebanon
“an agreement reached with Oman on a new maritime route in the Strait of Hormuz does not amount to reopening the strategic waterway.”Read the original ↗
Al Jazeera
“the strait – through which one-fifth of world oil supplies flows – has been disrupted and blocked by Tehran.”Read the original ↗
Some outlets stress no reopening, others foreground disruption and blockade impacts.
Routes agreed, talks set
Iran and Oman agreed on details of new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz and will brief Gulf countries on the outcome at a regional meeting in Muscat on Monday, Iranian officials said on Saturday.
“lies entirely within Iran's territorial waters”
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.
Speaking to Al Jazeera on Saturday, Baghaei said the gathering would “hopefully” be attended by foreign ministers from Gulf states as well as Iran and Iraq, and that the agenda would include briefing delegations on the results of the consultations.A
Oman meeting expands
Iran said it is expected to meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, with the Foreign Ministry describing the gathering as intended to “promote better understanding among the countries of the region and help strengthen shared regional security.”
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told Al Jazeera that “Iran remains committed to ensuring the security of navigation in the strait,” as Iran and Oman have been discussing how to manage the future of the strategic waterway for several weeks.
Al Jazeera reported that Sinem Koseoglu said Iran is giving the talks a “wider political spectrum” by inviting other regional countries, and that foreign ministers from the GCC countries and Iraq would attend.A
The same Al Jazeera report said the strait has been disrupted and blocked by Tehran since the United States-Israeli strikes on Iran began at the end of February, and that the ongoing blockade has caused oil costs to rise with prices surpassing $100 a barrel earlier this week.A
In parallel, the Global Times account said Iran and Oman would brief Gulf countries at a regional meeting in Muscat on Monday, and that the understanding was reached after “intensive technical and diplomatic talks between Iran and Oman, which culminated in a final agreement in late August.”
No reopening, conditions persist
Iran’s 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, stressing that the agenda would center on the new maritime route.
“does not amount to reopening the strategic waterway”
Araqchi said the participating countries would be briefed on the details of the agreement reached with Muscat, as well as maps related to the new maritime route, and he stated that Iran’s condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz is for the US to return to its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding.
In the same framing, the Al-Manar TV Lebanon report said Araqchi made it clear that the Oman meeting will not be aimed at establishing a new regional security mechanism, but described it as an important event that could serve as a confidence-building step.A
Separately, the Global Times account said the waterway will remain closed unless Iran’s seven conditions are implemented, with reopening depending entirely on the U.S. behavior, and it reiterated that the understanding “in no way means that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened.”
The Al-Manar TV Lebanon report also said Pezeshkian stated that 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.A