Iranian Parliament Speaker Heads to Oman After U.S. Talks... Laying Out a 'New Framework' for Hormuz

Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Visits Oman with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
Signs of Normalization in Strait of Hormuz Shipping Traffic

After concluding high-level talks with the United States, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, visited Oman on the 22nd (local time) together with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the operation and management of the Strait of Hormuz.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, attended a high-level negotiation with the United States at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland on the 20th (local time). /Photo by Reuters

According to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB, Speaker Ghalibaf attended the high-level negotiations with the United States in Switzerland, then traveled to Oman via Tehran, where he was received by Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi. During this meeting, the two countries are expected to discuss a new management framework for the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil transportation.

The Oman state news agency reported that both sides agreed on the need to leverage the current diplomatic environment to promote peace, de-escalate tensions, and strengthen regional stability. They also emphasized the importance of ensuring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and international waterways.

This visit took place immediately after Speaker Ghalibaf and Minister Araghchi held 18 hours of negotiations with the U.S. delegation, including Vice President J.D. Vance, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland the previous day. The negotiations were arranged through mediation by Pakistan and Qatar and aimed at discussing the implementation of the recently signed U.S.-Iran ceasefire memorandum of understanding (MOU).

During this visit, Speaker Ghalibaf is also scheduled to meet with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional partnership strategies.

Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is gradually recovering. According to vessel tracking data on this day, four Qatari-operated liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf for the first time since U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran. In addition, two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and two smaller oil tankers continued their crude oil shipments.

Shipping firm Clarksons assessed that while the daily number of passages has not yet returned to the pre-conflict level of 125, the flow is improving. The U.S. Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center also reported that traffic through the strait has begun to rise again, with merchant vessels continuing operations either through Omani territorial waters or via northern Iranian routes.

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