Instead, Tehran is focused on negotiations with Oman over a proposed navigation corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. He maintained that shipping remains disrupted because of continued US and Israeli military operations, not because of differences between Iran and Oman. According to Trump, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar all favoured diplomacy over military escalation. He said the proposed negotiations would focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme, although he did not disclose where the talks would take place or who would attend. Iran claims drone interceptionIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Monday that it had shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz.