Iran and Oman drafting protocol to ‘monitor’ Hormuz Strait traffic: IRNA

Iran and Oman drafting protocol to ‘monitor’ Hormuz Strait traffic: IRNA

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Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to “monitor transit” through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported Thursday morning, citing an official. Ship traffic through the key global oil transit route “should be supervised and coordinated” with the two countries, said Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy minister of legal and international affairs, according to a translation of IRNA’s report. “Of course, these requirements will not mean restrictions, but rather to facilitate and ensure safe passage and provide better services to ships that pass through this route,” Gharibabadi ... (full story)

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Apr 2, 2026 4:47pm

Terrorist regime still holding the world hostage I see. That looks like it is about to change.

Australia/UK/EU to get involved. Pretty strong words from woke Wong about the "call" last night.

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Iran is deliberately inflicting economic pain on communities worldwide, including the Indo-Pacific, with the costs borne disproportionately by the most vulnerable.

Australia joined partners in condemning the Iranian regime’s weaponisation of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Ministers urged Iran to act in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which reaffirmed that the exercise of navigational rights and freedoms by merchant and commercial vessels, in accordance with international law, must be respected, particularly around critical maritime routes.

https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/m...-strait-hormuz

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Apr 2, 2026 11:05am

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