Iran and Oman are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to reopen shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, US and Iranian officials told the New York Times on Monday, adding t

Iran and Oman are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to reopen shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, US and Iranian officials told the New York Times on Monday, adding that the terms of the proposed agreement would lie heavily in Iran's favor. Link Iran vies for expanded control over Strait of Hormuz in possible deal with Oman - report This would give Iran control over areas that were international waters before the war, officials told the NYT.