Iran Rejects Oman’s Proposal to Evenly Divide Hormuz Control
Iran has rejected a proposal from Oman to evenly share control of the lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran demands it control most of the critical oil and LNG chokepoint, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, as strikes in the region reignited and dashed hopes for a quick return t
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
Iran has claimed sole sovereignty over the Hormuz Strait since 1979. Oman's proposal to split control would legitimise Tehran's blockade threat as a negotiating position rather than what it is: extortion over a waterway that carries 21 million barrels a day. The rejection changes nothing operationally, but the fact that Oman felt compelled to make the offer shows how normalised the threat has become.