{"id":9531,"date":"2026-08-06T14:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=9531"},"modified":"2026-08-21T06:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:37:44","slug":"9531","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/08\/06\/9531\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/liveblog\/202608011880\">\u201cIran, Oman agree outline for 60-day Hormuz deal &#8211; Al Arabiya,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 8-6-26.\u00a0 (But I think it won&#8217;t be completed, nor imposed).\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u201cThe proposed agreement would last 60 days, aiming to resume maritime traffic, break the current stalemate and launch technical talks. It still requires approval from Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, the source said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Under the plan, vessels entering the strait would use the shipping lane closest to Iran, while outbound vessels would use the lane closest to Oman. Regional parties could also take part in mine clearance and other necessary technical procedures, the report said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/liveblog\/202608011880\">\u201cProposed Hormuz deal unworkable for shipping industry \u2013 Reuters,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 8-6-26.\u00a0\u00a0A proposed Iran-Oman deal giving Tehran control over ships entering the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz would be difficult to implement because of US sanctions and insurance restrictions.\u00a0 \u2026\u00a0 Iran was seeking fees of 5% to 7% of cargo values, while Oman was discussing charges of about 3%. Washington wanted passage without fees, the report said. \u00a0The sources said payments could trigger US sanctions because Washington has designated Iran\u2019s Persian Gulf Strait Authority. \u00a0A Lloyd\u2019s Market Association clause also ends insurance coverage for vessels that pay Hormuz transit fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NDTV repeats the story about the U.S. arsenal actually being low, which affects its strategy.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/thought-it-had-been-fixed-donald-trump-lashed-out-at-pete-hegseth-over-weapons-shortage-11876585\">\u201c&#8217;Thought It Had Been Fixed&#8217;: Trump Lashed Out At Hegseth Over Weapons Shortage,\u201d<\/a> NDTV, 8-6-26.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/can-irans-diminished-diplomats-deliver-a-hormuz-deal-392ed258\">\u201cCan Iran\u2019s Diminished Diplomats Deliver a Hormuz Deal?,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 8-6-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIran, Oman agree outline for 60-day Hormuz deal &#8211; Al Arabiya,\u201d Iran International, 8-6-26.\u00a0 (But I think it won&#8217;t be completed, nor imposed).\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe proposed agreement would last 60 days, aiming to resume maritime traffic, break the current stalemate and launch technical talks. It still requires approval from Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, the source said.\u00a0\u00a0Under &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/08\/06\/9531\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2819,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2532],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-update"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2819"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9531"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9567,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9531\/revisions\/9567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}