Understanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran says
by Andrew Roth in Washington and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#77G0M)
Joint statement with Oman is being finalised, but Tehran says deal alone would not guarantee waterway's security
Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the strait of Hormuz, and a joint announcement is being finalised provided certain third parties do not interfere, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Wednesday.
Baghaei added that any such agreement between Iran and Oman would not, by itself, guarantee security in the strategic waterway.
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