Baqaei's declaration that Hormuz 'had nothing to do with the US' completes Saudi Arabia's triple exclusion from every track governing the Strait's future. May 30, 2026 MUSCAT — Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told Tasnim News Agency that “the Strait had nothing to do with the US” and that Tehran was engaging with Oman — “which lies across the waterway” — to decide what happens there, a declaration issued within hours of President Trump’s May 29 Situation Room meeting ending without a decision on the Iran deal. The statement, paired with a legal drafting team already in Muscat and … Continue reading Iran Told the US to Leave Hormuz and Invited Only Oman to Stay