Oman seems to be working extra hard to not poke either of the bears fighting in close proximity to them.

Looks like a very sensible policy to me.

Oman gain nothing from the ships passing through the straight right now.

However if Iran gets its way and toll the ships there would be some money flowing toward Oman.

If I am Oman, I don't see why I would fight against that

If the US Military, the Russian Capital, and mutli-billion dollar oil companies can't stop drones then what makes you think Oman can? Even if they could, Dubai doesn't want to be attacked by Iran, so a fullscale ware is not what Dubai wants, either.

As I recall, the part of the strait that large tankers can actually use is very narrow. As a result, the tankers have to navigate the strait slowly and they are easy to intercept.

On top of that, Iran has several islands in perfect position to be used as naval bases. So, they can go out and put patrol boats (smaller, so not limited in where they can navigate, and well armed) in the way of ships, and threaten to sink them if they disobey orders to go no further.

As to why Oman doesn't object, I can only assume that Oman doesn't have enough naval power of its own to put up a serious fight against Iran. So, when the Iranians come and threaten tankers, whether it's in international waters or Omani waters, Oman probably can't do much about it.

Oman rn

I think the reporters at [House of Saud](https:// houseofsaud.com) mentioned that Oman had been consulted by Iran near the start of the conflict, and Iran's stated goal is Oman and Iran together control shipping through the strait.

Equally though, Oman has been pretty content to sit back and not draw the ire of either side which is sensible enough too. Besides, for a smaller Middle Eastern nation it's not as if its government openly supporting either side would win it much favour.

Imagine 2 bullies bigger than you hitting each other non stop. Would you

• demand that they stop because they're ruining your grass? or
• get out of sight and let them have a go at each other

Because oman has no ability to fight back. A reminder that oman also have american bases

To put it simply, Iran is run by Russian alliances. Everywhere else is American influenced/overruled.