Hearing Iran’s maximalist claims on the Strait of Hormuz on a daily basis would almost make us forget the second “guardian” of these thirty kilometers wide, crucial for world trade: Oman. Like Tehran, the discreet sultanate monitors free transit under an agreement dating back to 1975. And until recent months, there was no question of service fees, taxes or tolls on either the Iranian or Omani side. A situation shaken up by the war launched at the end of February by the United States and Israel on Iran.
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