Iran, Oman Advance Hormuz Shipping Talks as Trump Threatens 1,000 Missiles

3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 11

Muscat talks between Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Omani counterpart Badr al-Busaidi focused on mechanisms to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, with both sides agreeing to continue technical and political negotiations.
The push comes after attacks on commercial vessels and US air raids on five Iranian provinces shook the ceasefire framework, making safe passage through the waterway the most urgent item in wider US-Iran contacts.
Oman has floated a two-route traffic management plan, but that formula remains unresolved because Tehran has favored joint single management rather than separate control on each side of the strait.
Trump said talks with Iran would continue even after declaring the ceasefire over, while warning that 1,000 missiles were ready if Tehran pursued an assassination attempt against him.
The diplomacy is unfolding alongside hardening rhetoric from Tehran, where Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed revenge for his slain father, underscoring how fragile any broader US-Iran deal remains.