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Iran and Oman foreign ministers discuss restarting Hormuz talks as Tehran seeks trade deals

Mountain Time
Local time
8:00 PM in Tehran
Where
Tehran, Iran, and Muscat, Oman

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi and Iran's Abbas Araghchi discussed by phone 'ways to create favorable conditions for resuming dialogue and negotiations' and navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman's news agency said, after the Iran-Oman route talks had gone quiet. Iran's trade promotion body said it had finalized a preferential trade agreement with Oman, which Oman had not confirmed.

Why it matters

The call followed Trump's threat to bomb Oman over its planned arrangement with Iran; Tehran is courting neighbours' trade as Washington presses them to cut ties.

Sources (5)

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Correction

  • Corrected the time from 8:00 AM Tehran time, Aug 21, 2026 to 8:00 PM Tehran time, Aug 21, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Iran and Oman Discuss Navigation in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran Rebuffs U.S. Sanctions"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Tehran, Iran to Tehran, Iran, and Muscat, Oman; reclassified it from diplomatic_negotiations to diplomacy; updated the sourcing note; added 4 sources: Al Jazeera, CBS News. Why and evidence