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Iran and Oman drafting protocol to 'monitor' Hormuz Strait traffic: IRNA
- On Thursday, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced that Iran and Oman will establish a joint protocol to oversee vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz, including implementing tolls for passing ships.
- Tehran has effectively closed the waterway, which carries a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, following strikes involving Iran, Israel, and Washington's regional bases.
- Gharibabadi insisted the oversight 'will naturally not mean restrictions,' claiming the protocol intends to facilitate safe passage and provide better services to ships transiting the route.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that launching military operations to force open the Strait is 'unrealistic,' responding to President Donald Trump's challenge to allies.
- Iran intends to 'oversee' transit through the Strait in a common arrangement with Oman once the war with Israel and Washington concludes, according to recent statements.
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Iran says preparing joint Hormuz navigation protocol with Oman
TEHRAN — Iran said on Thursday it was drafting a peacetime protocol that would supervise maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, state media reported, with Tehran's closure of the vital oil corridor roiling the global economy. Deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi told Russia's Sputnik state media that the protocol would apply after the ongoing war with the United States and Israel had ended, setting basic rules to manage sh…
News that Iran was reportedly developing a plan with Oman to monitor traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the state news agency IRNA, helped to ease the negative sentiment in the markets.
Iran plans to transfer to Oman a protocol on maritime traffic in the Strait of Ormuz, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibadi, to the official IRNA news agency.
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