BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 4. Iran and Oman continue consultations on defining a new safe shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
The statement was made by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei.
According to him, the negotiations are currently being assessed positively from both technical and political perspectives.
"The final results of the talks will be announced after the conclusion of the meeting," Bagai said.
Baghaei stressed that the parties are discussing the establishment of safe shipping routes for vessels traveling in both directions. The proposed routes are expected to safeguard sovereign rights while also taking into account the national security interests of both Iran and Oman.
Meanwhile, the latest escalation in U.S.-Iranian relations began on July 8. On that day, for the first time since the signing of the memorandum between Washington and Tehran, the U.S. military carried out several waves of strikes on Iranian territory, claiming that this was in response to an attack on a merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz. On the same day, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the end of the ceasefire with Iran. In response, Tehran began attacking U.S. facilities in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Oman. The Iranian side currently states that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed.
