Event details
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Omani counterpart in Muscat and left with an Omani proposal to run the Strait of Hormuz through two lanes: a southern corridor in Omani waters open to free navigation under pre-war rules, and a northern corridor in Iranian waters where ships would need Iran's prior approval but pay no toll. The talks broke up without a breakthrough and short of the U.S. demand for a public Iranian declaration that the strait is fully open.
Context
The two-corridor idea is the first concrete formula to square Iran's insistence on control with Washington's open-strait demand, but Iran taking it home without agreeing shows the core sovereignty fight over Hormuz is still unresolved.
- Local time
- 8:00 PM Muscat time, Jul 11, 2026
- Location
- Muscat, Oman
- Relationship
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