00:00Meanwhile, Iran has rejected an Omani proposal to evenly divide control of the Strait of Hormuz,
00:06saying the arrangement would not address its security concerns.
00:10Deputy Foreign Minister Qasem Gharibabadi says Tehran should control the lion's share of the Strait of Hormuz,
00:19which before carried about a fifth of the world's oil and gas shipments.
00:25Oman, which lies across the Strait from Iran, proposed a 50-50 arrangement
00:30that would place the inbound and outbound shipping routes under separate control.
00:36Gharibabadi, however, said the plan would not adequately address Iran's national security concerns,
00:41adding that the Strait will never return to its pre-war state.
00:45Instead, he said Tehran wants one shipping lane entirely within its territorial waters
00:51and part of the other under its control.
00:54Tehran has also accused the United States and Saudi Arabia of pressuring Oman to advance what it called an unrealistic
01:01plan.
01:02The proposal, backed by Gulf states, also included measures such as voluntary fees for vessels using the Strait.
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