MOSCOW, June 5 (HS/RIA Novosti) - Iranian and Omani authorities will jointly develop new rules for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said.

On Monday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that Iran had made good progress in its dialogue with Oman on the management of the Strait of Hormuz.

We are negotiating with our Omani friends to develop a mechanism for managing this strait ... The Islamic Republic of Iran is not interested in its continued closure, Jalali told the Izvestia newspaper at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

The ambassador noted that current events in the region have created entirely new conditions.

This strait will be opened, but under new conditions. And these new conditions will be determined by the Iranian and Omani authorities ... These are the issues currently being discussed. We'll see and understand in the future what happens with this strait's fate, Jalali added.

On May 25, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said it would be incorrect to call Iran's charges on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz tolls. They are not tolls but fees for services provided and for maintaining the environmental situation in the strait, the Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, he said. He also said that Iran continues to work with Oman on a shipping mechanism for the strait.

On May 28, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Oman that the US would actively pursue anyone facilitating the collection of Iranian transit fees through the Strait of Hormuz, while US President Donald Trump threatened to blow up Oman if it attempted to take control of the strait.

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