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Cyprus Mail9 Aug 2026

Iran says Oman deal is in ‘final stages’ but US must act to open Hormuz

Iran says Oman deal is in ‘final stages’ but US must act to open Hormuz

Iran said on Sunday that a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz was in its final stages but reiterated that the strait would only reopen once the United States met other conditions.

A United States official told Reuters on Friday that an agreement between Iran and Oman was close and could soon reopen the waterway, which carried a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before Iran blocked it in response to United States and Israeli attacks....

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