Spread the wordThe wait has continued to drag on for an Iranian deal with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, with the Islamic Republic warning the US that any pact wouldn’t lead to an immediate reopening of the crucial energy chokepoint. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday claimed they’d struck Saudi Aramco’s Jazan oil refinery in the kingdom. Yet Tehran also renewed a list of demands for Washington, suggesting any respite for oil and gas supplies may be limited. Washington has repeatedly suggested it’s part of negotiations over the management of Hormuz, which Iran disputes. Any Hormuz deal will need the approval of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.