Iran agrees on temporary 7-mile Hormuz transit route

2 weeks ago

Iran has agreed with Oman to establish a temporary seven-mile-wide transit route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said, whilst stressing that the arrangement does not amount to reopening the strategic waterway. Speaking in an interview with Iranian television, Gharibabadi said the agreed route would run through Iranian territorial waters on entry, with part of the