# Can Oman Reach a Deal With Iran to Open the Strait?

https://mins.news/en/video/14569

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-05 21:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGwZBjxEs0o

> Former Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf says a possible US-Iran arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz would mainly return the parties to the negotiating table. More detailed talks would then concern the wider war. Leaf rejects the credibility of President Trump’s warning that Iran faces a “last chance” to negotiate. She also considers it exceptionally difficult to secure durable agreements by November.

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