Iran, Oman agree on temporary Hormuz route: What we know
Iran and Oman have agreed on a temporary maritime route for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Tuesday. He, however, warned that the waterway will not fully reopen until the United States fulfils its commitments under an interim peace deal signed in June, which has since lapsed.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: The US-Israel war on Iran, which began with strikes on Tehran on February 28, has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, sending global energy markets into crisis.
- Fact 2: Before the war on Iran began, more than 20 percent of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments from the regional producers passed through the strait, which is the only sea route connecting the Gulf to the open ocean.
- Fact 3: About 130 ships crossed the strait every day.
- Fact 4: Just before the war began, the price of Brent crude – the global benchmark for oil – was about $66 a barrel.
Iran and Oman have agreed on a temporary maritime route for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Tuesday. He, however, warned that the waterway will not fully reopen until the United States fulfils its commitments under an interim peace deal signed in June, which has since lapsed.
The US-Israel war on Iran, which began with strikes on Tehran on February 28, has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, sending global energy markets into crisis. The narrow waterway through which one-fifth of global oil and natural gas supplies from Gulf producers are shipped in peacetime has become a major bone of contention between Washington and Tehran, and disagreements over the critical channel continue to hinder any hopes of a lasting peace plan. Since the US bombing of parts of Iran in July following more disputes over the strait, Iran has refused to hold direct talks with it.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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