Iran and Oman are closing in on an agreement to reopen shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian and American officials, but if the accord goes into effect it could come at a high price — ratifying Iran’s control over the international waterway www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

An Emerging Deal Between Iran and Oman to Reopen Hormuz Would Come at a Cost for Trump (Gift Article)The deal would address President Trump’s most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.www.nytimes.com