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Oman's Foreign Minister's Visit to Iran Yields Preliminary Results; Iran-Oman Joint Statement — Plans to Establish a Temporary Maritime Passage in the Strait of Hormuz. There are several key points to note in this news. The "proposed establishment" and "temporary" passages do not mean the strait is fully open at this stage, but rather downgrade treatment under the conditions of the Strait of Hormuz for crude oil being open. #美启动对伊经济孤立, why have oil prices fallen? Simply put, Iran and Oman first establish a passage to try navigation, and be aware of the mines. During this process, it depends on the U.S. attitude. If the U.S. seeks peace and the route operates normally, the new route will gradually mature and become the main future route for the final Iran-Oman Strait agreement. All prerequisites are the U.S. facing the route and Iran's stance. If the U.S. continues economic sanctions and military pressure on Iran, Iran can continue to cancel the route, keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed. Additionally, It is basically foreseeable that before the U.S.-Iran fully reaches an agreement, cargo ships from Israel and Iran considered hostile countries will likely not be allowed to operate. Iran will definitely target this. In contrast, large oil tankers from Iraq and Qatar are likely to be the first to operate and complete loading operations. Iran's purpose is to ease the international diplomatic and political pressure caused by the long-term closed strait, and on the other hand, to pass the negotiation easing ball to the U.S. If the U.S. does not respond and continues hostility with Iran, international pressure will once again shift toward the U.S. Overall, Iran has repeatedly sent optimistic signals. Next, let's see how the U.S. and Trump responds to him