Muscat, July 28. Oman handed Iran a proposal on Monday to jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz through voluntary transit fees. The arrangement would be modeled on the Strait of Malacca; Gulf states backed the plan.
Iran did not accept it on those terms. Tehran put forward a counter-proposal the same day: Iran would control transit lanes along its own northern coastline, Oman would control lanes on the Omani side. Negotiations carried into Tuesday.
Shipping traffic at the adjacent Bab el-Mandeb strait ticked up. By Tuesday morning, 37 ships had transited, the highest single-day count since July 19. The previous monthly peak was 46 ships on July 14. Commercial traffic through Hormuz itself remained suppressed.
Oman Brings Iran and Gulf States to Table Over Strait of Hormuz
Interest over time · Strait of HormuzWho's watching
- US32%
- GB28%
- IR22%
- IN6%
- AE6%
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