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Iran and Oman agree on a new shipping route in Ormuz

The agreement on the new Strait route does not mean that it will be reopened, as Iran has specified, which was closed as a result of the U.S.-Israel military offensive.

(Foto de ARCHIVO)

April 29, 2024, Persian Gulf, Bushehr, Iran: An Iranian speedboat of the Basij Resistance Mobilization Force, a paramilitary volunteer militia within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and one of its five branches, is sailing along the Persian Gulf during the IRGC marine parade to commemorate Persian Gulf National Day near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, southern Iran. Iran celebrates the anniversary of the liberation of the country's south from Portuguese occupation in 1622 as 'Persian Gulf National Day' in Bushehr on April 29, 2024. The date coincides with the anniversary of a successful military campaign by Shah Abbas, the Great of Persia, in the 17th century. This campaign drove the Portuguese navy out of Hormuz Island, after which it was named the waterway that separated the Gulf from the Sea of Oman.



Europa Press/Contacto/Rouzbeh Fouladi

29/4/2024
An Iranian boat in the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: EFE
Iran and Oman have reached an agreement to build a new waterway in the Strait of Hormuz and are in the final stages of issuing a joint declaration on that agreement, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Bagaei .



"The geographical coordinatesof the proposed route have been agreed upon by both parties and, if the process is not hindered by a third party, the joint declaration containing the main points is under review and drafting, "he said.

However, the spokesman has stressed that a possible agreement will not lead to the immediate reopening of the strait, which was closed as a result of the US and Israeli military offensive.

According to Baggage, as long as the blockade on Iranian ships and ports and other "aggressive and threatening" actions against the Islamic Republic continues, the Strait cannot be considered safe for merchant shipping.

U.S. President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he had called off an attack on Iran and that negotiations would begin on Monday, which Tehran denies.

Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17 to end the war, but Washington resumed its attacks, and Tehran closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz again.

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