Evidence

Multiple independent outlets corroborate this claim, including Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, CBS News, and the South China Morning Post. These reports say Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi and Iran's Revolutionary Guards separately confirmed that Iran and Oman reached agreement on a temporary/proposed maritime route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while explicitly stating this does not mean the strait has reopened — Iran said full reopening depends on the US fulfilling its commitments under a June interim peace deal (MoU). Al Jazeera specifically reported Iranian officials warning 'the waterway will not fully reopen' despite the route deal, and SCMP quoted Iran's Revolutionary Guards saying the waterway 'will not be reopened' absent US compliance. No dedicated Reuters Fact Check, AFP Fact Check, Bellingcat, or EUvsDisinfo article specifically fact-checking this claim was found, but the underlying facts are directly reported as news by multiple mainstream outlets, which serves as strong independent corroboration.