UAE city, port hub on the Gulf of Oman
Iran and Oman have approached a provisional arrangement to manage transit through the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran has set new conditions — including compensation and an end to attacks — and Iran's Revolutionary Guards have said the strait will stay closed until Washington meets those demands. Attacks on commercial vessels and rising oil prices have followed.
Iran has reiterated its seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while indirect Washington–Tehran talks continue through mediators. Attacks on vessels in the Gulf persist as the war escalates, with US, UK and regional actors watching closely.