The United States Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) conducted a live-fire military exercise in the Arabian Sea on February 27, 2026. [US CENTCOM/Handout - Anadolu Agency ]
US interference and threats by President Donald Trump are the main reasons for delays in reaching an agreement with Oman on new navigation arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz, an informed Iranian source said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. “The main reason for the delay in the agreement with Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz is US interference and Trump’s threats,” the source told Iran’s Sepah News. “As long as there is US interference and the threat of a military attack on Iran, the agreement will be delayed,” the source said, adding that “Iran will not reach any agreement under the shadow of threats.” The remarks came a day after a senior Iranian official told Press TV that Tehran and Muscat had entered “a […]

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