Iran and Oman Take Steps Towards Establishing a Shipping Route Through The Hormuz Strait

Fuente: International Business Times

Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi said talks in Tehran with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had been constructive and expressed hope that an agreement on a temporary corridor could be announced soon. Getty Images Iran and Oman are discussing the creation of a temporary joint shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing operation aimed at restoring safer navigation through one of the world's most important energy corridors. The proposal comes as tensions over control of the strait continue to threaten commercial shipping and global oil supplies, with Washington and Tehran backing competing routes through the narrow waterway.