Re-opening Strait of Hormuz does not depend on talks with Oman, IRGC says

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that re-opening the Strait of Hormuz is not related to Iran-Oman negotiations but is conditional on the US accepting Iran's conditions.A US official on Friday reported progress between Iran and Oman that could soon reopen the Strait of Hormuz, potentially restoring oil exports that have been disrupted by the five-month-old US war with Iran."The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is subject to the specific mechanisms and conditions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is not related to the negotiations between Iran and Oman," Iran's Tasnim news agency cited the IRGC's spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi as saying.Araghchi says Iran 'very close' to Oman deal on temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping routeIran and Oman are "very close" to reaching an accord on a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday, though he said there would be conditions, including compensation for what Tehran says were US violations of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding.Iran and Oman were discussing a temporary shipping route while technical and legal issues surrounding a permanent route were resolved, Araghchi added.Later on Saturday, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said he believed now was the best time for an agreement regarding the Strait."There is cohesion, strength, and unity in the country, and as far as I know, Iran is considered victorious and powerful in this war," Iranian media quoted him as saying.