Oman has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring safe, unrestricted, and toll-free passage for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Sultanate's foreign minister made the statement following discussions with senior Iranian officials, signaling a coordinated diplomatic effort to normalize traffic in the critical waterway.
The pledge comes as a direct response to Iran's recent formal agreement to guarantee free and open transit through the strait, a commitment reportedly confirmed by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
By aligning its stance with Tehran's new guarantees, Oman seeks to provide the operational certainty required by global shipping lines and energy traders who have faced elevated risk premiums in the corridor.
For market participants, the dual assurances from both littoral states are designed to lower the geopolitical risk discount applied to energy flows.
The Strait of Hormuz remains the world's most important oil transit chokepoint, and any reduction in perceived threat levels typically supports a stabilization in tanker insurance rates and freight costs.