Iran and Oman have agreed on the geographical coordinates of a proposed safe shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. A deal could potentially reopen the critical waterway, ease pressure on the world economy and help bring an end to the war. The officials, who were briefed on the negotiations, suggested the potential deal is a temporary solution to the dispute over the strait. The officials said the potential deal will pave the way for the US and Iran to resume negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program. Earlier, they had said the potential agreement would have ships enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian-controlled route and exit through a route controlled by Oman.