Oman Warns of Suspected Naval Mine in Strait of Hormuz

🚢 HORMUZ — Oman finds a mine while it's supposed to co-guarantee the strait's peace. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Oman flagging a mine — not the US, not Iran — puts Muscat's co-governance role in direct conflict with its mediation neutrality. Tehran named Oman as co-authority of strait management; now Muscat is issuing warnings that implicitly validate the mine threat Tehran was supposed to remove. Every insurer treats this as Omani confirmation of hazard. The MOU's 30-day demining timeline just acquired a credibility problem with a neutral witness.