An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the strait would not reopen without an end to the blockade and other economic concessions. Iran’s stated conditions included sanctions relief, release of frozen assets and compensation for wartime losses. President Trump publicly rejected the idea that the United States should pay reparations to Iran. Tehran again demanded an end to the blockade, sanctions relief, released assets and compensation after President Trump rejected reparations.
Trump instead said Iran should pay for deaths and damage he attributed to decades of Iranian policy and proxy activity. Oman has continued discussions about a narrower navigation arrangement for commercial shipping. No signed public agreement established a reopening date, eligibility rules or an enforcement mechanism. Before the war, roughly one-fifth of internationally traded oil and gas moved through the Strait of Hormuz.
The strait remained effectively closed to normal traffic at the edition deadline. Official statements confirm what each government demands but do not show that either side has accepted the other’s terms. A navigation protocol can govern lanes and communications without resolving sanctions, military claims or the nuclear dispute. Ships can have different flags, owners, charterers, insurers and cargo interests, complicating any nationality-based exclusion rule.
Oman has repeatedly served as an intermediary when direct United States-Iran diplomacy is limited. Iran and the United States hardened their public positions over the Strait of Hormuz, leaving an Oman-backed navigation arrangement without a settled political agreement. The source record distinguishes verified observations and published data from attributed institutional or political claims; where a source described a claim rather than independently proving it, this account preserves that attribution.
Neither government published a negotiated text, and public rhetoric may not reveal private concessions under discussion. The next dated evidence to compare is a written oman-backed navigation protocol, followed by any change in actual vessel transit or insurance terms. Those records will show which preliminary details hold, which totals change and which announced actions become operational.