Iran and Oman Draft Joint Protocol to Permanently Monitor Strait of Hormuz Traffic

Iran and Oman are drafting a bilateral protocol to supervise and coordinate all vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz, according to IRNA. Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi said tanker traffic should be supervised and coordinated with both countries, while Foreign Minister Araghchi stated Iran cannot let enemies use its territorial waters for commerce. The arrangement would convert Tehran's five-week wartime blockade into a permanent governance structure requiring advance permits from both nations. Separately, an Omani-controlled LNG carrier transited the strait, the first LNG passage since the war began, suggesting selective enforcement is already operational.