Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, says his country is working on a “new model” for managing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as part of an understanding with Oman, Al Jazeera reports.
He says that under the planned arrangement, ’large parts of the designated shipping route will go through Iran’s territorial waters, while some parts will also pass through Omani territorial waters.
Existing temporary routes — including a northern route near Iran’s Larak Island and a southern route in Omani waters — will be closed.
The new route in Hormuz will be used for a period of two to four months or potentially longer.
