Oman 'Hormuz Tolling Not Under Consideration Following US Warning'

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Oman has assured Washington that it has no plans of tolling the Strait of Hormuz with Iran and wants to continue the good relations between the two countries.

Speaking to the reporters at a White House briefing, Bessent said that he has a call with the Omani Ambassador and made it clear that the tolling on the Strait of Hormuz is a non-starter. He added Oman assured that it did not want to take any steps that risk the



safety of people and the country's economy.

"I had a call with the Omani ambassador this morning, and he assured me that there were no plans for tolling the strait. As he said, our countries have had 200 years of good relations. 

He wants to have another 200 more, and, you know, I told him that this was a non-starter, and he did not want to risk either the Omani individuals or Omani financial institutions getting sanctioned.