The head of the Iranian negotiating team and Speaker of Parliament Bayer Galibaf announced on Telegram that Tehran and Muscat have formed a joint committee to discuss the issue of the .
Earlier, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported that, led by Galibaf, an Iranian negotiating team visited Oman for talks regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
The administration of the Strait “will never return to what it was before the war,” said Galibaf, according to Irna. “Iran will administer” the Strait, he added.
At least 36 ships carrying raw materials passed through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, according to data from the Kpler platform, nearly a week after the conclusion of the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the U.S..
Yesterday’s ship traffic amounted to one-third of pre-war levels, when around 120 ships passed through the strait daily.
The Strait of Hormuz reopened last week, but Tehran announced on Saturday that it was reclosing the strait in response to continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
Since then, Tehran and Washington have agreed on measures to end the conflict in Lebanon and ensure the operation of the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, the tankers of Iran’s shadow fleet—which are subject to international sanctions and had been targeted by the U.S. Navy prior to the agreement— can once again sail freely, since Washington has granted a waiver “until August 21 (…) for all transactions” related to the production, sale, and transport of Iranian hydrocarbons.
