Iran Says It and Oman Agreed to Share Hormuz Revenue

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday, August 26, that Iran and Oman had agreed to share revenue from the Strait of Hormuz and define their maritime areas, while talks continue on reopening the waterway, AFP reported. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said military vessels would not be allowed to pass under the proposed agreement, the Associated Press reported. The United States said it had finished clearing mines from the strait, and an oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile off Oman the day before, Democracy Now reported. The United States has not agreed to an Iran-Oman arrangement.