Talks Over Reopening Strait of Hormuz Continue Amid Iranian Demands and Uncertain Timeline
U.S. officials, including President Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, said in early August that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come within days, citing talks involving Iran and Oman. Days later, Iranian officials said no direct US-Iran negotiations were underway and set out demands before any reopening, with reports diverging on whether a breakthrough was imminent or still distant.
In early August 2026, U.S. officials said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, closed amid tensions following conflict, could be reached within days. On August 4, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters the U.S. was in talks with Iranians and a deal to reopen the waterway to pre-war conditions could happen "today or tomorrow." The following day, President Trump said an announcement could come as soon as that day or the next, citing talks involving Iran and Oman as an intermediary. By August 8-9, the situation had shifted: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated there were no ongoing direct negotiations between Tehran and Washington. Iran's supreme national security council, a senior body within the government, said the strait would not reopen until the United States "corrects its behaviour," according to a statement from council secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who also holds a command position in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran issued a series of demands as preconditions for reopening the strategic waterway, which had not been detailed in full across reports. As of the most recent reporting, no agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz had been finalized, despite earlier optimistic timelines from U.S. officials. It remains unresolved whether Oman's mediation produced any tangible progress toward a deal or what specific demands Iran set beyond the general call for the U.S. to change its conduct. A separate claim, reported by only one outlet, alleged the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile; this has not been independently corroborated and its relationship to the Hormuz talks is unclear. The overall timeline for any reopening remains undetermined.
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President Trump told reporters Tuesday evening that an announcement on the Strait of Hormuz could happen today or tomorrow, following talks between Iran and Oman.
Read original report ↗Iran sets steep demands to reopen Hormuz despite hopes Oman deal could break impasse
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Read original report ↗Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach
Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missile Iran has issued tough new demands for reopening the strait of Hormuz, while the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach on Saturday. Iran’s politburo-like body known as the supreme national security council said the strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States “corrects its behaviour”, and its state broadcaster published a statement from the council’s secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Continue reading...
Read original report ↗Bessent says deal on Strait of Hormuz possible 'today or tomorrow'
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