Iran, Oman near deal on Strait of Hormuz

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 10:46 Issued on: 09/08/2026 - 13:33 Iran says talks with Oman over reopening the Strait of Hormuz are nearing their final stages, but that reopening the waterway depends on further conditions and compensation for what Tehran calls violations of the June agreement. Iran has issued new demands, including that the US lift its naval blockade of the strait and Iranian ports and withdraw its military forces from the area. Professor of International Politics at Clinton Institute at University College Dublin, Scott Lucas, shares further insights. Keywords for this article On the ground Middle East