Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, in response to reporters' questions about some regional and Western media reports regarding the Iran-Oman negotiations, said: The talks between Iran and Oman, as two littoral states of the Strait of Hormuz, have been ongoing over the past two months with the aim of determining a safe transit route for commercial shipping in the strait, and its various technical, legal, security, and environmental dimensions have been examined in the competent authorities of our country.