Iran Warns Military Vessels Will Be Barred from Hormuz Under Oman Framework

Iran warned it will not allow foreign military vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz under a maritime framework being negotiated with Oman, while Tehran maintains any full reopening of the strategic waterway requires the United States to end naval blockade operations and remove sanctions.

Why this matters. Excluding military vessels from the Strait of Hormuz would prevent U.S. and allied naval escorts from protecting commercial tankers, forcing shipping companies to rely entirely on Iranian-Omani security arrangements.