Iran is reportedly seeking Gulf-state support for a new Strait of Hormuz arrangement as maritime attacks and threats against commercial vessels intensify regional security risks. The initiative builds on planned talks in Oman involving Iranian and Gulf Arab representatives, while U.S.-Iran diplomacy on reopening the waterway remains stalled. Tehran has promoted a vessel-access arrangement but has said it would retain authority over passage, and it has sought the power to collect transit fees, which Oman rejects. Prediction markets put the chance that the United States will charge Hormuz fees by year-end at 6.8% and the chance of a U.S.-Iran agreement by September 15 at 2.7%.