One day after Omani and Iranian negotiators hinted at an approaching agreement for a "temporary" Hormuz transit corridor, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced that two important points have been settled - neither of which will be viewed favorably in Washington.
According to IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi, Omani and Iranian negotiators have quietly reached agreement on "each country's share of the starit's waters" and on "share of its revenues." The latter refers to the transit fee system that the IRGC wants to implement in perpetuity for traffic entering and exiting the Arabian Gulf; it could be worth billions per year, bringing in fresh revenue to support Iran's military and civil ventures.
He told state news agency Sepah that the "U.S. is obstructing this process." Mohebbi has previously said that the launch of an open, uncontested shipping lane in and out of the Gulf would only happen when the U.S. "accepts Iran's conditions."
Oman has not confirmed Mohebbi's claims about a final revenue-sharing agreement for the strait's future operations, nor have members of Iran's civilian government establishment.
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