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The news text discusses the progress of talks between Iran and Oman to exert permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S.-Iran talks, and Pakistan's role as a mediator in the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that talks with Oman to exert permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz are making progress, as are efforts to forge a close partnership with Pakistan.
The talks with Oman focus on establishing safe shipping routes while safeguarding the sovereign rights and security interests of Iran and Oman. Iran insists these talks are ‘bilateral’ discussions between Tehran and Muscat, and do not involve the United States in any way. On Saturday, President Trump called off devastating strikes against Iran because Iran and ‘other Middle Eastern countries’ asked him to give negotiations another chance.
Trump said there was a ‘deal on Hormuz’ on the table, and it ‘would include the immediate, complete, and total opening of the Hormuz Strait. ’ The U.S. is involved in three-way talks with Oman and Iran to keep the Strait open. Iranian officials insist their only ‘deal’ is with Oman, and that the two nations are close to an agreement in which Tehran would have perpetual control over the Strait of Hormuz, with Oman as a junior partner.
On Wednesday, Pakistan and other ‘intermediaries’ are ‘working on drafting an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would be focused on ‘opening the Strait of Hormuz and keeping it open. ’ Regional sources and a U.S. official said the rebooted MOU would resemble the original June agreement in some crucial respects, including a 60-day toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The new MOU would reportedly accept Iran’s scheme for inbound traffic to use Iranian waters, while outbound ships from the Persian Gulf would use the Omani side of the strait. Only the first 60 days of the arrangement would be explicitly free of tolls, fees, and ransoms. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ‘would prefer everything to be explicit in any agreement.
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