{"id":8149,"date":"2026-07-28T23:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/iran-and-oman-exchange-proposals-to-manage-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T23:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:35:34","slug":"iran-and-oman-exchange-proposals-to-manage-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/iran-and-oman-exchange-proposals-to-manage-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran and Oman exchange proposals to manage Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Oman\u2019s proposal is based on the Strait of Malacca in East Asia, a model whereby ships that use the strait provide voluntary fees.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Iran and Oman have exchanged proposals regarding the future management of the Strait of Hormuz, as points of contention continue to exist between the two nations whose territorial waters border the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n<p>Oman presented a proposal to Iran \u2060for \u2060a joint regional mechanism to manage the Strait of Hormuz with \u201cvoluntary fees\u201d, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Under the Omani proposal, which reportedly has regional backing, Iran would not exercise sole control \u2060of the strait, an unnamed Gulf source and Western diplomat \u2060told the news agency.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/26\/what-lies-ahead-for-iran-as-scope-of-us-war-grows-beyond-hormuz\">What lies ahead for Iran\u2019s economy as scope of US war grows beyond Hormuz?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/27\/why-has-the-us-halted-its-bombing-of-iran\">Why has the US halted its bombing of Iran?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/27\/hopes-of-return-to-diplomacy-as-us-iran-hold-fire-for-third-day\">Hopes of return to diplomacy as US, Iran hold fire for third day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/28\/trump-says-good-chance-of-progress-in-iran-talks-what-we-know\">Trump says \u2018good chance\u2019 of progress in Iran talks. What we know<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Oman\u2019s proposal is reportedly based on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/5\/1\/turbulent-and-dangerous-how-shipping-is-the-new-global-battleground\">Strait of Malacca<\/a>, which connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. There, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore ask ships that use the strait to voluntarily contribute to fund navigation, environmental protection, and \u200csearch-and-rescue operations.<\/p>\n<p>This proposal aims to contribute to ending the global disruption to trade caused by the strait\u2019s closure in the US-Israeli war on Iran. Tehran, however, says the strait \u2060cannot go back to its pre-war status where shipping flowed freely,<\/p>\n<p>In comments to Iranian state media on Tuesday, Kazem Gharibabadi, the country\u2019s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said Tehran rejects an Omani proposal for an equal division of transit routes between the two countries, as such a plan does not address Tehran\u2019s security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Gharibabadi said that Tehran proposed to Oman that Iran would manage shipping through its side of \u200cthe strait and Muscat would manage part but not all of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/27\/hopes-of-return-to-diplomacy-as-us-iran-hold-fire-for-third-day\">opposite lane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Tehran has \u201cno plans to negotiate with the US\u201d, but affirmed talks are proceeding \u201cstep by step\u201d with Oman, warning that Tehran will consider \u201cany action\u201d to maintain control over the strait, including the resumption of war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Omanis are now suggesting three lines for the maritime traffic: one that runs through Iran\u2019s territorial waters, an international one, and one through Omani territorial waters,\u201d said Al Jazeera\u2019s Resul Serdar, reporting from Tehran. \u201cDespite public statements, our sources tell us Iran is demonstrating some flexibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera\u2019s Tohid Asadi, also reporting from Tehran, said there remain many \u201cpoints of contention\u201d between Oman and Iran on Hormuz. These include the trajectory of the ships, the fees, the question of who will define the arrangements, and mine clearances \u2013 which will reportedly be Iran\u2019s responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Musgrave, a professor at Georgetown University in Qatar, said Oman\u2019s proposal to Iran to get the Strait of Hormuz running again is positive, but it remains to be seen if hardliners in Iran will go for it.<\/p>\n<p>Musgrave noted that under the Strait of Malacca model, voluntary contributions raise about $70m annually, far from the $1m per ship that\u2019s reportedly been proposed by Tehran as a \u201cservice fee\u201d in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers met via video call on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in the conflict, including ways to improve cooperation on issues surrounding freedom and navigation through the waterway, a statement from the Qatari Foreign Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>The United States suspended a nearly two-week-long campaign of air strikes against Iran over the weekend after pressure from regional mediators to find a diplomatic solution and to return to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/7\/20\/since-islamabad-mou-whats-changed-for-the-us-iran-and-the-gulf\">memorandum of understanding<\/a> signed in June, which would allow shipping to resume in the Strait of Hormuz. The strait carried one-fifth of global energy supplies before \u2060the February 28 start of the US-Israel war on Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oman\u2019s proposal is based on the Strait of Malacca in East Asia, a model whereby ships that use the strait provide voluntary fees. 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