United States, Iran e Oman they are close to theprovisional agreement for reopening with the Strait of HormuzWashington aims to announce the agreement on Wednesday, according to Axios, according to two regional sources and a US official. The agreement, which has been under negotiation for several weeks, aims to restore the truce between the US and Iran and to restart negotiations for an agreement on the nuclearThe preliminary agreement would address some of Iran's demands on the rights of traffic control in the Straits that it did not have before the war. The agreement under discussion would consist of a 60-day interim mechanism, potentially extendable.
Iran, US close to provisional agreement on Hormuz
Saturday, the president Donald Trump He has decided not to follow through on threats of a massive bombing campaign to give diplomacy more time. If an agreement isn't reached soon, the tycoon could give the green light to large-scale attacks. The agreement currently being finalized would accommodate some of Iran's demands for greater control over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, which the country lacked before the war.
Hormuz: What does the agreement on naval traffic provide?
According to two regional sources, a 60-day interim mechanism between Oman and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, subject to extension. All the incoming naval traffic through the Strait and headed towards the Gulf would transit on a northern lane, crossing Iranian waters. All that output towards the Arabian Sea it would transit on a southern lane, in Omani waters and in coordination with Iran. No tolls would be applied or tariffs within 60 days. The parties would work to remove mines from the central lane of the strait within 30 days. Once cleared, it would be used for incoming and outgoing traffic, under the terms of a permanent agreement to be negotiated between Oman and Iran.
Hormuz and the difficulty of finding an agreement
The White House, Oman, and regional mediators thought they had reached an agreement with Iran three weeks ago, only to see the country resume attacks on ships. This led to two weeks of clashes and a situation that bordered on full-scale war, he noted. Axios, according to which, in addition to the talks between Oman and Iran, officials from Qatar, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia were also involved in the mediation. The White House itself actively participated in the negotiations: in recent days there have been several telephone contacts between Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the Foreign Minister of Oman, Badr al-Busaidi.
Araghchi gave his approval in principle over the weekend, while still awaiting approval from Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and the Supreme National Security Council: the approval process was completed on Tuesday, according to a U.S. official and a regional source.
Tehran is holding back: the agreement does not mean an immediate reopening.
However, Washington's optimism has been dampened by the new clarifications from TehranAccording to Iranian state television IRIB, a potential agreement between Iran and Oman on future navigation arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz would not lead to an immediate reopening of the sea route. The negotiations concern Tehran and Muscat exclusively and "have nothing to do with the United States." Even if an agreement on the new transit system were reached, the strait would remain closed as long as what Iran calls "violations by the United States" persist.
Tehran therefore links the actual reopening to a change in Washington's attitude and the cessation of military threats. Iranian officials also accuse the United States of interfering in talks with Oman and slowing down the process of reaching an agreement.
The expectations were further dampened by the Esmaeil Kosari, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, who called Donald Trump's approach "contradictory and unreliable." According to Kosari, the American president has repeatedly announced the reopening of the strait and the imminence of an agreement, but these statements have not been supported by facts.
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