According to an Axios global affairs reporter, a senior Gulf state official said Saudi Arabia has submitted amendments to an Oman-Iran proposal on the Strait of Hormuz, arguing the draft wording could effectively establish a new status quo in the strait—an outcome Saudi Arabia and other GCC states deem unacceptable.

2026-09-14

According to an Axios global affairs reporter, a senior Gulf state official said Saudi Arabia has submitted amendments to an Oman-Iran proposal on the Strait of Hormuz, arguing the draft wording could effectively establish a new status quo in the strait—an outcome Saudi Arabia and other GCC states deem unacceptable.