He informed that Muscat had proposed a joint regional mechanism under which Oman and Iran would each oversee 50% of the shipping route. Under the proposal, Iran would manage transit lanes in its territorial waters, while Oman would oversee those along its coastline. Ships would enter through Iranian waters and exit through Omani territorial waters,” Gharibabadi said. Gharibabadi said Iran rejected the proposal because of national security concerns and instead presented its own plan. Under Tehran’s counterproposal, one shipping lane would lie entirely within Iranian territorial waters, while part of the opposite lane would also pass through Iranian waters.