Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Friday that Tehran and Oman have agreed on a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, noting that the waterway could be reopened if the United States honors its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum signed in June, according to Anadolu.
“We have reached an agreement with Oman on the Hormuz passage route, and should the United States meet its obligations under the memorandum of understanding, we will reopen the strait,” Pezeshkian said, as reported by IRNA.
Pezeshkian added that the proposed route has also been conveyed to Iran’s supreme leader.
“We are currently pursuing this issue. If the United States lifts the sanctions and blockade, releases frozen assets, initiates investment, and ends the war in Lebanon, we will also reopen the Strait of Hormuz,” he stated.
“Based on the progress of the talks, the United States also acknowledges the need to revert to the memorandum of understanding,” he added.
Pezeshkian noted that Iran’s Supreme National Security Council achieved what he described as an “exceptional” consensus on the agreement, with 12 of its 13 members voting in favor.
“This collective wisdom represents a major achievement,” he said.
The Iranian president said that sanctions and the blockade had initially been lifted, negotiations commenced for the release of frozen Iranian assets, and plans were being drawn up for $300 billion in investment.
Iran, for its part, had been working to restore the Strait of Hormuz to its former status, he added. “However, because the other side failed to comply, the memorandum of understanding collapsed.”
Iran and Oman have been negotiating an arrangement to manage shipping through the waterway since the Washington‑Tehran memorandum collapsed last month.
Under that agreement, the United States and Iran agreed to extend the April ceasefire and gradually restore shipping through the strait to prewar levels while pursuing talks on a final settlement to end the war that began in February.
