Oman stops cooperating with US to facilitate escorted tanker movements through southern Hormuz, Press TV reports

Hormuz transit risk has historically repriced through freight, war-risk insurance premia and tanker availability rather than through an immediate physical shortfall, since most episodes of this kind have stopped short of sustained closure. The operative distinction here is between a withdrawal of facilitation, which raises friction and insurance costs for escorted convoys, and active interference with shipping, which is the threshold that has previously drawn in broader naval involvement and moved crude by materially larger increments. Oman has generally played an intermediary role in Gulf shipping and US-Iran channels, so a reported step back from cooperation is notable as a signal about Omani positioning as much as about escort logistics; prior form suggests Muscat reverts toward mediation once pressure eases. The sourcing matters: state-affiliated Iranian media have on past occasions amplified friction narratives during periods of tension, and confirmation from Omani or US officials is the first tell. Follow-ons are the condition of escorted transits, any change in war-risk quotes, and whether other Gulf states adjust their posture.