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Iran and Oman agree on coordinates of route through Hormuz

Iran and Oman have finalized the geographic coordinates for a joint shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, who noted Wednesday that a joint statement will follow if outside parties do not intervene.

Reuters WORLD
Published August 05,2026 06:27 PM
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The geographic coordinates for a shipping ⁠route ⁠through the Strait of Hormuz have ⁠been agreed by Iran and Oman, and a joint announcement is being finalised, provided ⁠no third ⁠parties interfere, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday.

Baghaei added ⁠that any such agreement between Iran and Oman would not, by ⁠itself, ‌guarantee ‌security in ⁠the ‌strategic waterway.