Iran and Oman reach agreements on share of Hormuz and revenues, Revolutionary Guards say

Iran and Oman reach agreements on share of Hormuz and revenues, Revolutionary Guards say
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Summary Iran and Oman have been in on-and-off talks for weeks about controlling traffic through the strategic waterway

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran and Oman have reached agreements on their share of the Strait of Hormuz and its ⁠revenues, Iran's Revolutionary Guards spokesperson said, according to a report by the semi-official Tasnim news agency on ⁠Wednesday.

The spokesperson said the US was obstructing negotiations between ⁠Oman and Iran, leading to them ⁠being delayed.

Iran and Oman have been in on-and-off talks for weeks about controlling traffic through the strategic waterway, which handled one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before the war began in February.

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Separately, the US Secret Service said that it was aware of a video broadcast by Iranian state television discussing a potential plot to assassinate Trump's youngest son, Barron.

A three-minute video broadcast by Iranian state TV discussed a potential plot to assassinate Barron Trump, 20, claiming that he was being monitored and alleging that a $10 million bounty had been offered for his killing.

Despite ⁠the ongoing tensions, the US is beginning to send personnel back to some diplomatic missions in the Middle East that were evacuated or downsized amid tensions with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.