Iran Pushes to Bar US, Israeli Ships from Hormuz
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- Iran wants to bar US and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz as part of a deal under negotiation, per The Times of India headline, with the WSJ framing the negotiations as Iran seeking 'an opening to kick the U.S. out of the Gulf.'
- Iran told Oman its Hormuz deal won't fully reopen the strait, per the Washington Post headline.
Why it matters: A deal that excludes US and Israeli shipping from Hormuz would directly serve Iran's stated goal of displacing the US from the Gulf (per WSJ framing), while Iran's parallel admission to Oman that the strait won't fully reopen concedes a narrower outcome than Tehran's public posture suggests.
