The foreign ministers of Iran and Oman met Tuesday in Tehran to discuss a framework for managing ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely shut down for nearly six months since the war began. A joint statement said the proposed framework includes a "joint temporary navigational corridor" and an agreement to jointly clear mines from the waterway. The statement added that the two countries will continue technical negotiations toward establishing a permanent shipping corridor and an agreement on the future administration of the strait.

Both countries lie on opposite sides of the narrow strait. Before the US and Israel attacked Iran on Feb 28, about a fifth of the world's traded oil passed through the waterway. The talks came after an oil tanker was disabled in an attack off the coast of Oman, underscoring ongoing dangers for shipping companies.

On Wednesday, Iranian officials warned that the strait will not be reopened unless the United States ends the war. Washington has announced new sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatening "economic asphyxiation". It is unknown whether the US will accept the emerging deal. The two countries have sought to regulate transit through the strait, as laid out in a June US-Iran memorandum of understanding.