Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday that Iran and Oman have agreed on the geographical coordinates of a maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz, adding that both sides are finalizing a joint declaration on the matter, provided that “certain third parties” do not interfere.
Baghaei stressed that the agreement between Tehran and Muscat does not, by itself, guarantee the security of the strategic waterway. He added that Iran is exchanging views with Pakistan and Qatar, but noted that there are currently no plans for visits by Iran’s foreign minister or parliament speaker to either country.
In a separate development, details published on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s website on Wednesday showed that the United States has lifted terrorism-related sanctions on two aircraft and three airlines linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The published information did not include additional details regarding the reasons for, or timing of, the sanctions relief.
Earlier, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States had shifted from what he described as an “epic military campaign of anger” to an “economic campaign of anger” aimed at limiting the influence of the Iranian regime.
He added that Washington is pursuing Iranian assets worldwide, stating that proceeds generated from confiscated Iranian assets would ultimately be directed to the Iranian people.
Previously, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex, along with two other platforms, accusing them of facilitating transactions linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and helping Iran circumvent international sanctions.
According to the Treasury, Nobitex processed more than half of Iran’s digital asset flows during 2025, while blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs estimated that approximately $5 billion in transactions passed through the platform between 2025 and March 2026. The sanctions also targeted the platform’s founders and its current chief executive.
The measures come as Iran’s cryptocurrency market has experienced significant growth, with digital assets increasingly being used to facilitate financial transactions amid sanctions and the country’s isolation from the global financial system.
Source: Reuters
