Iran has reached an agreement with Oman on opening the Strait of Hormuz. What the media is writing
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The agreement between Iran and Oman on the opening of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is almost reached. At the same time, Tehran claims that it may still fail in the event of interference from the United States. The deal involves charging a fee for passage, which is categorically rejected in Washington. How the media assess the outcome of the negotiations is in the Izvestia digest.
Bloomberg: Iran announces agreement with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has announced that it has reached an agreement with Oman on a proposed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, which could be a step towards reopening this crucial waterway for energy supplies. A joint statement by Tehran and Muscat is under review and final revision, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bagai said. Negotiations between the two countries are "progressing" and an agreement will be reached "if certain third parties do not obstruct this process," he said.
Bloomberg
Iran and Oman have been negotiating for several days on a management plan for the Strait of Hormuz, which has become the center of the ongoing war between the United States and the Islamic Republic. Bagai did not mention any role of Washington, only noting that the closure of the strait was the result of attacks by the United States and Israel.
Iran's latest statement on the Strait of Hormuz comes after months of deadlock between the United States and Tehran over ending the war. The issue of control over navigation along this waterway is particularly acute. Tehran demands that vessels obtain permission to cross the strait and pay transit fees, and also attacks vessels that, in its opinion, violate the rules.
CNN: The Strait of Hormuz agreement is taking shape, but it doesn't suit Trump.
A senior official from the Persian Gulf countries familiar with the negotiations suggested that the probability of concluding a deal by August 7 is about 50-50. Iranian officials insist that the legal regime in the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war state, when no country controlled navigation along this route. The control or supervision of this bottleneck has become the same "red line" for Tehran as the right to enrich uranium.
CNN
The prospect of such influence is unacceptable in Washington, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly stated that any form of state control over international waters is contrary to international law. "If we set a precedent in the Middle East where a state can decide to control an international waterway," he said recently, "levy a toll, and if you don't pay it, blow up your ships, we will set a very dangerous precedent that will be repeated in other parts of the world."
It is unclear whether this agreement will lead to the lifting of the US blockade on Iranian ports, the restoration of permits for the export of Iranian oil, and the renewal or replacement of parts of the US-Iranian memorandum signed in June and declared invalid a month later. None of the options for a deal on the Strait of Hormuz is politically or strategically acceptable to Washington, given the enormous costs and long-term commitments they would require.
Reuters: The Strait of Hormuz agreement will give Iran control over incoming traffic
The proposed agreement between Iran and Oman, designed to end the five-month war between Iran and the United States, will give Tehran control over ships entering the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. This is one of the biggest concessions to Iran to date. There has been no comment on the proposal in the United States so far. Although US President Donald Trump has said that a deal to reopen the strait is inevitable, US officials have repeatedly insisted that they will never agree to Iran controlling access to the world's most important trade route for energy supplies.
Reuters
An agreement granting Iran the authority to control the movement of ships through the strait would mean that the war launched by the United States and Israel in February led to a significant change in the balance of power in the region in favor of Tehran. Before the war, the strait was open to all ships without charge. Amid broader diplomatic efforts in the region, Iran and Oman are conducting bilateral negotiations over the strait, which each side controls through the northern and southern channels. Iran reported "significant progress" in the negotiations and said that both incoming and outgoing routes would pass through Iranian waters.
According to five sources, Iran has warned the Gulf states that any new US attack on its territory will trigger retaliatory measures against the most important energy infrastructure in the region, as Tehran seeks to raise the price of military action by threatening Washington's closest regional allies. Regional and Iranian sources have warned that important issues remain unresolved in the strait deal. Iran is seeking charges ranging from 5% to 7% of the cost of cargo transported by ships through the strait. Oman is discussing a fee of about 3%, while Washington does not want to leave the fee at all.
Associated Press: Iran, the United States, or both of them will have to step back in the Hormuz agreement
Iran's agreement with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz has the potential to reopen this waterway, reduce pressure on the global economy and help end the war. However, it is likely to depend on the lifting of the US blockade of Iranian ports. The Trump administration had previously ruled out any deal. Iran insists on certain control over the strait, stating that it will not return to the status of an open international waterway, as it was before the war.
Associated Press
Iranian and Omani negotiators have finalized a draft agreement on reopening the strait and are awaiting final approval from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, two regional officials said on August 5.
Officials presented the potential deal as a temporary solution to the dispute over the strait. They said it was related to an agreement reached between the United States and Iran in June, which was aimed at ending hostilities and resuming access to the waterway, but ultimately fell through. Officials said the potential deal would pave the way for the resumption of negotiations between the United States and Iran on Tehran's nuclear program.
The Washington Post: Trump and Hegseth came into conflict over the depletion of missile capabilities
Trump's frustration with the war with Iran escalated into conflict when he demanded from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth an explanation for why he had apparently been misled about the acute shortage of ammunition, which now threatens to limit military capabilities against Iran. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting at Camp David on July 31, where Trump, in a conversation with Hegseth, said that, in his opinion, the ammunition problem "has been solved."
The Washington Post
According to one of the sources, the shortage of [weapons], and especially long-range guided missiles and anti-aircraft interceptor missiles, was one of the reasons why Trump in recent days refused to launch additional massive strikes against Iran. [August 3rd] Trump said he ordered and then called off "the largest attack since World War II," pending new negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz.
Although the US has announced new agreements for the production of some of the most important munitions, such as Patriot missiles, this process can take up to two years, and no improvement in the shortage situation is expected in the near future. In the first month of hostilities alone, the United States launched more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles, more than 1,000 Patriot and THAAD systems, and more than 1,300 ATACMS missiles.
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