Iran’s foreign ministry said two months of talks with Oman, both littoral states
of the Strait of Hormuz, have produced agreement on geographic coordinates for a
proposed commercial shipping corridor and that a joint declaration containing
the main consensus is in final review and drafting, provided third parties do
not obstruct the process. Tehran said technical, legal, security and
environmental issues have been reviewed and described the negotiations as
professional and forward-looking. The ministry added Iran’s foreign minister and
parliamentary speaker currently has no planned visits to Pakistan or Qatar, but
Iran is in contact with both as they continue efforts to ease regional tensions.
