{"id":6255,"date":"2026-08-04T18:02:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:02:55","slug":"rubio-says-us-iran-strait-talks-advancing-deal-may-come-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6255","title":{"rendered":"Rubio says US-Iran Strait talks advancing, deal may come soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Washington and Tehran have yet to finalize talks on passage through crucial international waterways, but he hopes an agreement will come \u201cvery shortly.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following reports and senior US officials\u2019 remarks that both sides are close to reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Rubio told reporters at the State Department that \u201cthere&#8217;s been progress made in those talks, but not finality yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe&#8217;re hoping that will happen very shortly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claiming that some commercial vessels have been able to transit despite efforts to block their passages, Rubio said that nonetheless, \u201cthere&#8217;s a conversation and a negotiation that we are involved in between Oman and Iran on how more ships can be able to go through there safely in the short term.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere&#8217;s oil moving right now through the straits. 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