IRAN'S Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said that agreements were reached on the share of the Strait of Hormuz's waters allocated to Iran and Oman, as well as their respective shares of revenues generated by the waterway, during talks between the two countries, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Wednesday.
IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi told reporters that the strategic waterway remains under Iranian control and no vessel can pass through it without Iran's permission.
He said that Iran and Oman have reached agreements on their respective shares of the strait's waters and related revenues following negotiations.
Mohebbi blamed U.S. "obstructionism" for delaying the negotiation process, noting that if Washington returns to the peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed with Iran in June, "we can open the Strait of Hormuz within the agreed framework."
