Oman Mediates Hormuz Dispute

MuscatIran denies US talks, confirms Oman ones.

Indirect mediation lets both sides make concessions that would be politically fatal face-to-face — the same channel that produced 2013’s back-channel.

Oman has rejected Iran’s single-corridor proposal, leaving transit fees and passage rules unresolved.

Sources: New York Post, News18, The Economist