Iran and Oman Plan for Temporary Hormuz Corridor as Impasse With US Persists

By Yomna Ehab and Jana Choukeir

CAIRO/DUBAI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Iran has held new talks with neighboring Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded over nearly six months of conflict, with Oman’s foreign minister saying he was hopeful a temporary corridor through the waterway could be announced soon.

Iran and Oman have held on-and-off talks for weeks about controlling traffic through the strait, which handled one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before the war began in February.

Most shipping has since been shut down, as Iran and the U.S. have