MUSCAT, Oman — Iran and Oman's foreign ministers on Tuesday said they discussed a framework for a temporary transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing project in the waterway, which they both border. The strait became a flashpoint early in the Middle East war, and the two countries have recently sought to hammer out a plan to regulate transit through it, as laid out in a June U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi "discussed a phased framework that could provide a practical and implementable basis for moving forward" during talks in Tehran, a joint statement shared by Oman said. The framework "includes the establishment of a joint temporary navigational corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and an agreement to implement a joint project to clear the Strait of mines," the statement added. Albusaidi said in a post on X after the meeting that he hoped the countries would "soon announce" the temporary corridor in the strait. "Future management of the strait and a permanent solution will fo