Iran, Oman in charge of Hormuz Strait management; France should stay out of strait demining: deputy FM

TEHRAN, June 30 — Iran and Oman have authority over the Strait of Hormuz’s management, which will not return to what it was before the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said Monday.

Iran’s priority is reaching an agreement with Oman on relevant arrangements in the strait, but Iran would advance the issue alone if Oman, for any reason, is not interested, Gharibabadi told Iran’s state-run IRIB TV.

Oman also believes that it has sovereignty over the strait, that arrangements for administering the strait must not revert to past practices, and that services provided must not be free of charge, he said.