Iran-Oman Talks On Hormuz Route Nears Final Stage But U.S Must Remove Blockade, Tehran SaysIran said on Sunday that a deal with Oman on new shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz was in its final stages, but the waterway would not fully reopen until the United States met additional conditions set by Tehran. He said the talks with Oman did not mean the Strait of Hormuz would fully reopen. Iran and US not holding direct talksAraqchi said Iran and the United States were not holding direct talks. U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios that the United States was “low-keying” its engagement with Iran. Sources had previously told Reuters that the emerging arrangement appeared likely to give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz.