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Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman is in final stages, but U.S. conditions still block reopening
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Iran will keep Hormuz leverage until Washington meets Tehran’s conditions, keeping oil markets on edge.

This is the clearest market-sensitive story in the feed: Hormuz is a global energy chokepoint, and Tehran is signaling that access remains a bargaining chip. Any delay or escalation can ripple through oil, LNG, shipping, and inflation expectations.

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This is the clearest market-sensitive story in the feed: Hormuz is a global energy chokepoint, and Tehran is signaling that access remains a bargaining chip. Any delay or escalation can ripple through oil, LNG, shipping, and inflation expectations.

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Iran says a shipping-lane deal with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, but reopening the waterway still depends on U.S. action. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said there are no direct talks with Washington and that messages are moving through intermediaries. The strait had carried about one-fifth of global oil and LNG shipments before Iran blocked it after U.S. and Israeli attacks.

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Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman is in final stages, but U.S. conditions still block reopening

Tehran says the Strait of Hormuz could reopen only if Washington meets broader demands, keeping a critical energy chokepoint politically frozen.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser·2h ago
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