These a whole group of related messages. I cannot enter them separately. Live Update From the Liveblog of Tuesday, August 4, 2026 By Jacob Magid Today, 5:28 pm US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says progress has been made on a deal with Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though there still is some work to go. “There’s been progress made in those talks, but not finality yet,” Rubio tells reporters at the State Department. Trump claimed on Saturday that a deal was imminent when he decided to pull back from his latest threat to bomb Iran. Then on Monday, he claimed that a deal could be signed on Tuesday. Rubio reiterates that the agreement currently under discussion only deals with Hormuz and that an additional deal will need to be signed pertaining to Iran’s nuclear program. Iran, Oman said nearing deal splitting Hormuz control and revenue from ‘fees’ between them Live Update From the Liveblog of Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Today, 9:24 am Iran and Oman are nearing a deal on the Strait of Hormuz that would reopen the waterway but hand Iran unprecedented control over it, The New York Times reports, citing unnamed officials with knowledge of the matter. The pact would reportedly have ships entering the Persian Gulf cross the strait in a route close to Iran’s coast and controlled by the Islamic Republic. They would be required to pay “service fees,” with revenue divided equally between Iran and Oman, Iranian officials are cited as saying. Vessels leaving the area would use a route near Oman’s coast. The report is unclear on who exactly is negotiating the deal, whether the United States is part of the negotiations, or whether Washington is on board. The report cites a US official as casting the Iranian description of the deal as “not accurate,” asserting that “temporary” routes inaugurated by it would not require Iranian approval or paying tolls.