US-Iran War LIVE Updates: IRGC Says Hormuz To Open After US ‘fully’ Accepts Conditions

US-Iran War LIVE Updates: Fresh developments from the situation in West Asia have raised hopes of progress on the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, with Washington saying a deal between Iran and Oman could be reached soon.

A US official told Reuters that Iran and Oman have made progress on an arrangement that could allow normal commercial shipping and oil traffic through the strait to resume. Washington has linked the move to a wider peace process and said it would lift its blockade of Iranian ports once commercial shipping is restored without impediments.

Iran has also indicated progress. Iranian state media reported that Tehran and Muscat have agreed on a framework for a new protocol in the Strait of Hormuz, although Iranian MP Hassan Ghashghavi said the final decision would need approval at “higher levels”.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on Friday. The pact states that an armed attack against any one of the three countries would be regarded as an attack against all three.