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Hormuz deal ‘close’: What’s the latest on each side’s positions?

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1914 words · By Priyanka Shankar; Caolán Magee
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Al Jazeera reports: Hormuz deal ‘close’: What’s the latest on each side’s positions?.

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What happened

Al Jazeera reports: Hormuz deal ‘close’: What’s the latest on each side’s positions?.

Why it matters

US officials say they would not accept any arrangement on the waterway that would leave Iran in control.

Common ground

Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is “on the verge of being finalised” after both countries confirmed they had agreed coordinates for shipping routes through the critical waterway.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Eight of the world’s largest shipping associations have also urged the United Nations to oppose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz”
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Three independent web search results confirm that eight major international shipping associations urged the UN to oppose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eight major international shipping associations have urged the UN to oppose the introduction of compulsory tolls or service charges for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260806-shipping-groups-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eight of the world’s largest maritime associations urged the United Nations and International Maritime Organization to oppose.There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia. Trump has threatened to …
https://shippingtelegraph.com/shipping-reports/shipping-asso…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eight major shipping associations urged the UN to oppose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, warning they violate norms and harm global trade and economies.
https://briefly.co/anchor/World_politics/story/strait-of-hor…
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Claim 2: “Under international maritime law, tolls for passage cannot be levied on international straits, such as Hormuz”
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Multiple sources, including references to UNCLOS (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea) and statements from the US Secretary of State, confirm that international law prohibits tolls on international straits.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tuesday, June 23. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio lands in Abu Dhabi with a clear message: the Strait of Hormuz, he says, is an “international waterway” and, as such, “no country is allowed to cha…
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-15/imposing…
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web search NEUTRAL — Straits like Hormuz reflect a core compromise in international law: coastal sovereignty balanced against the global interest in open sea lanes. With roughly 20% of global oil passing through Hormuz, t…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vincentius-liong_now-i-know-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Strait is made up of the territorial waters of Iran and Oman, with the maritime boundary running along the middle. The UNCLOS maritime convention governing international sea law says states border…
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/04/explainer-trump…
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Claim 3: “Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is “on the verge of being finalised””
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Multiple independent web search results from news sources and reports confirm that Iran and Oman are nearing a final agreement regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 28 February 2026, as part of the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of drone strikes on sites in Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, targeting the Port of Duqm and the Port of Salalah, which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the 2026 Iran war, Iran has asserted sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, increasing its total area and adding to its territorial waters. Iran has asserted this control over the strait by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_sovereignty_over_the_S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 4: “Iran closed the strait after the US and Israel began strikes on Iran at the end of February”
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Both EuroNews and BBC News independently report that Iran effectively closed the waterway following US and Israeli strikes in late February.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the 2026 Iran war, Iran has asserted sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, increasing its total area and adding to its territorial waters. Iran has asserted this control over the strait by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_sovereignty_over_the_S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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Claim 5: “The MoU stipulated that Iran would ensure the strait would be open to shipping for at least 60 days, but it fell apart last month.”
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Web search results confirm the MoU required Iran to ensure safe passage for 60 days and that the agreement subsequently collapsed.
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web search NEUTRAL — The agreement collapsed after Iran continued attacking ships using the southern lane near Oman, which does not demand payment from passing vessels. Negotiations between Iran and Oman continued even as…
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ryihb00y8fg
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web search NEUTRAL — The MOU's Paragraph 5 required Iran to arrange safe commercial passage through the Strait for 60 days. It did not suspend, dissolve, or supersede the PGSA framework. Iranian officials stated explicitl…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/collapse-strategy-diplomacy-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — #IranWontBlockHormuzFor60Days IranWontBlockHormuzFor60Days means: “Iran is not expected to shut the Strait of Hormuz for the next 60 days.” Why that matters: The Strait of Hormuz is a key global oil s…
https://www.binance.com/en/square/hashtag/iranwontblockhormu…
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Claim 6: “Iran attacked several ships that had taken an Oman-approved route that was backed by the US.”
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While one web search result mentions the agreement collapsed because Iran continued attacking ships using the southern lane near Oman, the provided evidence for claim 6 specifically (the Wikipedia/Al Jazeera links for 'Iran') does not provide corroborating details on these specific attacks. Only one specific report mentions the southern lane attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] historically known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the C…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — The history of Iran (also known as Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, a region encompassing all areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence by the Iranian peoples and Iranian …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Stay on top of Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/iran/
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Claim 7: “The strait links the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman with Oman and the United Arab Emirates on one side and Iran on the other.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the geography: the strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, with Iran to the north and Oman (Musandam Peninsula) to the south.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hormuz Island (; Persian: جزیره هرمز, romanized: Jazire-ye Hormoz), also spelled Hormoz, Ormoz, Ormuz or Ormus, is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormuz_Island
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) is an Iranian government agency mandated to authorize and regulate maritime transit through the strait of Hormuz. It was founded on 5 May 2026 during the ongoi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 8: “Washington and Tehran signed a June 17 memorandum of understanding (MoU) that is supposed to be a framework for a peace agreement.”
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Web search results confirm the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 17, 2026, intended as a framework for peace/negotiations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The blockade began 10:00 EDT and applied only to ships going…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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Claim 9: “one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped through it in peacetime.”
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Multiple cross-references from Al Jazeera consistently state that 20% (one-fifth) of global oil and LNG supplies pass through the strait during peacetime.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 28 February 2026, as part of the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of drone strikes on sites in Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, targeting the Port of Duqm and the Port of Salalah, which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 10: “Iran has also stated that it will not reopen the strait until the US naval blockade of its ports is lifted.”
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Cross-references from Al Jazeera confirm that Tehran conditioned the reopening of the strait on the lifting of the US naval blockade.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Tehran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the condition that the US lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports and agrees to end the war.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/28/whats-in-irans-late…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump said Washington would lift its naval blockade on Iranian ports if Iran agrees never to obtain a nuclear weapon, reopens the Strait of Hormuz to unrestricted shipping without tolls, removes any r…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/29/whats-happening-on-…
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