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Some believe conflict strengthened national unity, others say it deepened repression, but all mourn the dead

• Strait of Hormuz:Iran and Oman have each signaled they are close to a deal on managing the key waterway, but Iranian officials insist the strait will not fully open until the US agrees to end the war, withdraw troops and make other long-sought concessions. Oman has also warned that ongoing attacks on shipping could…

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, talks with Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, right, in Obbuergen, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, days after the signing of the interim ceasefire deal with the US.Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s authorities are weighing a finalised arrangement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, but top officials maintain that the strategic waterway’s full reopening will hinge on concessions from the United States

Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there

Some believe conflict strengthened national unity, others say it deepened repression, but all mourn the dead

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the top diplomat involved in prior negotiations with the U.S., urged Muslims to come together in an apparent effort to defeat the United States

Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis

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