Iran regional confrontation

Iran says Hormuz talks are with Oman only, not direct US negotiations

This version is a correction.

DIPLOMACY
Location
Strait of Hormuz
Actors
Iran · United States
Importance
Major

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran is not negotiating with the United States and that talks on a temporary safe shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz are bilateral with Oman only; he said an Oman understanding is necessary but not sufficient to reopen the strait while the US naval blockade and hostilities continue, and that the strait will not return to its pre-war status.

Press TV and IRNA carried Baghaei’s 3 August 2026 weekly press conference; CBS and Reuters reported the same contradiction of Trump’s claim that Monday talks with Iran were set. Baghaei said Pakistan mediates Iran–US contacts and that Oman talks aim at a mutually agreed temporary transit route, not a full reopening. Oman and Pakistan are not seeded theatre actors—participants are Iran (initiator of the public framing) and the United States (affected counterparty to Trump’s talks claim).

Verification: Confirmed

Evidence: Hormuz talks limited to Oman, no negotiations underway with US: Tehran, Iran says no direct negotiations taking place with U.S., Iran says no talks are under way with United States after Trump cites Monday negotiations

Confirmed multi-outlet reporting of Baghaei’s press-conference framing; no independent text of any Iran–Oman draft route is claimed beyond Iranian public descriptions.