Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Saturday (August 8, 2026) that re-opening the Strait of Hormuz is not related to Iran-Oman negotiations but conditional on the U.S. accepting Iran’s conditions.
Watch: Iran war will end pretty soon, they can’t go much longer, says Trump“The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is subject to the specific mechanisms and conditions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is not related to the negotiations between Iran and Oman,” Iran’s Tasnim news agency cited Guard’s spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi as saying.
official on Friday (August 7, 2026) reported progress between Iran and Oman that could soon reopen the Strait of Hormuz, potentially restoring oil exports that have been disrupted by the five-month-old U.S. war with Iran.
The attacks were in response to the Houthis’ recent strikes in central and eastern Yemen.
Col. Majed al-Nazili, spokesperson for Yemen’s military, said the attacks targeted the rebels’ “sites and capabilities” on multiple front lines, without elaborating further.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Saturday (August 8, 2026) that re-opening the Strait of Hormuz is not related to Iran-Oman negotiations but conditional on the U.S. accepting Iran’s conditions.
Watch: Iran war will end pretty soon, they can’t go much longer, says Trump
“The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is subject to the specific mechanisms and conditions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is not related to the negotiations between Iran and Oman,” Iran’s Tasnim news agency cited Guard’s spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi as saying.
A U.S. official on Friday (August 7, 2026) reported progress between Iran and Oman that could soon reopen the Strait of Hormuz, potentially restoring oil exports that have been disrupted by the five-month-old U.S. war with Iran.
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Earlier, Houthi attacks on Yemen’s Marib province killed at least five people, according to a Minister and military source, as the rebels escalate strikes on the oil-rich region a day after their deadliest attack in years.
The attacks were in response to the Houthis’ recent strikes in central and eastern Yemen. Col. Majed al-Nazili, spokesperson for Yemen’s military, said the attacks targeted the rebels’ “sites and capabilities” on multiple front lines, without elaborating further.
