US sees progress in Hormuz Strait talks, hopes for deal very shortly, Rubio says
"There's been progress made in those talks, but not finality yet. We're hoping that will happen very shortly," Rubio told reporters at the State Department.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that progress has been made in discussions with Iran and Oman regarding increased shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, though a final agreement has not yet been reached. Rubio stated, "There's been progress made in those talks, but not finality yet. We're hoping that will happen very shortly." Separately, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Qatar and Pakistan are collaborating with Oman to facilitate communication between Iran and the US. Dr. Majid bin Mohammed Al-Ansari, Advisor to Qatar's Prime Minister, indicated that the regional effort aims to de-escalate tensions to enable direct US-Iran dialogue. Qatar's objective for the Strait of Hormuz is to restore commercial shipping traffic to pre-February levels.
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