The split
Iran's IRGC says it won't reopen the Strait of Hormuz without US compensation; Oman deal on shipping lanes is in 'final stages'
The same story, as told by newsrooms in different countries. Their words, attributed and linked.
Global / Middle East
Al-Monitor (Reuters)
“Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there.”
Reuters dispatch from Cairo, Washington and Dubai; the earliest verified report of Iran saying a Hormuz deal with Oman was close but insufficient to reopen the strait, also noting the UAE reported a new ship attack on August 8read the original ↗
Global / Middle East
Al-Monitor (Reuters)
“Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage.”
Reuters filing hours after the Aug 8 report; carries the IRGC's explicit public statement that it would not reopen Hormuz until the US paid war damage compensation and complied with other demandsread the original ↗
Turkey
Daily Sabah
“Iran said Sunday that it was closing in on a deal with Oman to establish new shipping lanes through Hormuz, but repeated that the strategic waterway would only reopen once the US met Iran's conditions.”
Turkish daily leading on Iran's conditions for the US rather than the Oman deal's progress, reflecting Ankara's framing of the dispute as a negotiation the US must engage rather than a bilateral Iran-Oman matterread the original ↗