توقع: Iran-Oman Hormuz Management Agreement by 2026?

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Iran and Oman are close to an agreement on how shipping through the Strait of Hormuz would be managed, but the public record still points to a partial, conditional deal rather than a clean reopening. Iran said on 5–8 August that the talks were in the “final stages” and that the two sides had agreed a route or shipping lanes, while Reuters reported the arrangement would still depend on wider conditions and could involve administration, maritime services, and possible fees rather than a straightforward political reset.[2][7][12]

That makes the current **35% YES** read as plausible but not yet high conviction. The closest analogue is the June memorandum and the subsequent round of follow-up talks: Reuters said Oman and Iran agreed on 23 June to keep discussing future navigation management and to form a joint working group, while later reporting showed that Oman’s broader regional-management idea was rejected by Iran on 29 July.[3][15][16] In other words, there is a real negotiating track, but prior progress has been narrow, reversible, and sensitive to who controls the lane structure and whether third parties are involved.[1][5][8]

The main catalysts are a formal joint statement from Tehran and Muscat, any clarification on whether the deal is limited to route management or also covers reopening and fee collection, and whether Iran keeps tying the package to U.S. or third-party concessions.[1][4][7][12] Reuters and AP both said the agreement was close as of 5–8 August, but Reuters also noted the route would not by itself reopen the waterway.[12][14] Traders should also watch for implementation detail: temporary lane coordinates, the duration of any trial opening, and whether Oman can present the final wording as a bilateral diplomatic instrument rather than an interim technical arrangement.[2][18]

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