Iran says negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz in final stages

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 02, 2026 · 854 words · By Al Jazeera Staff; AFP; Reuters

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Iran says negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz in final stages Tehran’s announcement comes after Trump said US would hold off on new Iran attack in hope of quick deal.

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What happened

Iran says negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz in final stages Tehran’s announcement comes after Trump said US would hold off on new Iran attack in hope of quick deal.

Why it matters

Iran’s foreign minister says negotiations with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz are entering their “final stages”, as Tehran insists the vital waterway will never return to its pre-war status.

Common ground

In a post on Telegram on Sunday, Abbas Araghchi said that in a report he presented to the cabinet, he described the negotiations between Tehran and Muscat as “on the way to being finalised”.

Perspective signals

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

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Both Iran’s and Oman’s territorial waters border the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway through which about 20 percent of global oil consumption is normally shipped?
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Both Iran’s and Oman’s territorial waters border the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway through which about 20 percent of global oil consumption is normally shipped.”

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Wikipedia confirms the geography of the Strait of Hormuz bordering Iran and Oman. Multiple sources (Al Jazeera, IEA, Turqoa) confirm the statistic that approximately 20% of global oil consumption passes through the waterway.

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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 2: “Iran’s foreign minister says negotiations with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz are entering their “final stages””

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Multiple independent sources, including Xinhua and Al Jazeera, report that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated negotiations with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz are in their final stages.

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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 3: “A June ceasefire collapsed within weeks in a dispute over shipping routes through Hormuz and fighting reignited in July.”

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The specific detail about a June ceasefire collapsing in July due to shipping route disputes is mentioned in the Al Jazeera report, but not explicitly corroborated by the other provided web or Wikipedia results, which focus on the broader 2026 crisis.

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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…
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Claim 4: “Trump posted on Truth Social that the US was “locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran”, but Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries asked him to hold off on new attacks.”

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While the general context of Trump's actions is corroborated in other claims, the specific 'locked and loaded' Truth Social post is not explicitly found in the provided evidence snippets, though the general sentiment of pausing attacks is present. However, the provided evidence for claim 7 consists only of general Wikipedia bios of Trump, which do not confirm the specific post.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trumps Verhältnis zu Politikern war lange Zeit ganz auf seine geschäftlichen Interessen ausgerichtet. Er bemühte sich, wie es sein Vater immer getan hatte, intensiv um gute Beziehungen zu Polit…
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web search NEUTRAL — El presidente Donald Trump recibiendo una sesión informativa sobre el virus COVID-19 en la Casa Blanca el 30 de enero de 2020, antes de su llegada masiva a los Estados Unidos.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump - Wikipedia
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Claim 5: “Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said that Tehran and Muscat were close to reaching a deal on a new maritime route through Hormuz, separate from existing corridors.”

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The claim is reported by multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and other web search results, citing Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei regarding a new maritime route separate from existing corridors.

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Claim 6: “On February 28 , the US and Israel launched strikes aimed at destroying Iran’s missile programme, preventing a nuclear weapon and cutting off support for allied armed groups.”

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Wikipedia (2026 Iran war) explicitly states that on 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran, and Al Jazeera cross-references this as the start of the war aimed at destroying the missile program.

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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 …
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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…
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Claim 7: “Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, (MBS) spoke to Trump by phone on Saturday, urging him to “prioritise dialogue” and “reduce escalation”, the Saudi Press Agency reported.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to support the claim that MBS spoke to Trump on Saturday regarding this specific issue.

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Claim 8: “Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US would become the “cornerstone” of Tehran’s future foreign relations.”

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Reported by Anadolu Ajansı and other news sources that President Masoud Pezeshkian described the MoU with the US as the 'cornerstone' of future foreign relations.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that the memorandum of understanding with the US would become the “cornerstone” of Tehran’s future foreign relations.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/iran-says-memora…

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web search NEUTRAL — Followed by-INA Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed on Sunday that the memorandum of understanding with the United States will be the focus of Iran's future foreign relations.
https://ina.iq/en/international/50913-pezeshkian-the-memoran…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Pezeshkian previously hailed it as a “historic document” and a testament to a powerful Iran, while Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf described it as a “declaration of America’s defe…
https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/08/02/773609/President…

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Claim 9: “US President Donald Trump said early on Sunday that the US and Israel had agreed to halt new attacks on Iran, provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is reached “rapidly”.”

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Reported by Al Jazeera, Flipboard, and other news sources that Donald Trump stated the US and Israel would halt attacks provided a deal is reached 'rapidly'.

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web search NEUTRAL — United States President Donald Trump says the US and Israel have agreed to halt new attacks on Iran, provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is reached “rapidly”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/why-has-trump-halted…

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web search NEUTRAL — The story in 15 secondsTrump: US and Israel paused strikes on Iran pending a rapid deal.Iran and regional countries requested the pause to reach a swift agreement.
https://newscord.org/article/donald-trump-says-us-pauses-att…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is calling off planned strikes on Iran, contingent on a “rapid” deal.Hormuz Reopening. Trump said Israel agreed to the decision after Iran and its regio…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:21d203dd0094b:0-tr…

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