OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran
Iran says Oman talks are going well; Qatar says draft deal texts are circulating
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 8:49 PM in Tehran
- Where
- Tehran, Iran
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said talks with Oman on inbound and outbound shipping routes were assessed positively at technical and political levels. Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said drafts of a possible U.S.-Iran agreement were 'being circulated' but that no direct talks were scheduled, and an Iranian source told CBS the proposal has ships enter on the Iranian side and leave on the Omani side, with a service fee split between the two.
Why it matters
Qatar said any future arrangement for the strait must be agreed by all affected regional states, a warning against an Iran-Oman deal that sidelines the Gulf.
Sources (4)
- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.com
- CNNcnn.comPublished
- CNN (2)cnn.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
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Correction
- Corrected the time from 6:00 PM Tehran time, Aug 4, 2026 to 8:49 PM Tehran time, Aug 4, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Tehran says the Muscat track is advancing positively"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Tehran, Iran / Muscat, Oman to Tehran, Iran; changed the confidence label from reported to official; updated the sourcing note; added 3 sources: CNN, CBS News. Why and evidence
