New Iran-Oman plan for Strait of Hormuz alarms US...

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that Iran and Oman have agreed on the coordinates of a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. The two countries are finalizing a joint statement to formalize the understandings that combine existing lanes.

Reports indicate the plan has raised alarms in the United States over potential shifts in control of the critical waterway.