# [7D] Gulf States Quietly Align Around Iran–Oman Hormuz Control While Seeking US Security Assurances

*Issued Friday, June 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-06-12T21:43:20.403Z (5h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-06-19T21:43:20.403Z (7d from now)
**Category**: GEOPOLITICAL | **Confidence**: 60% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: volatile
**Affected Regions**: Strait of Hormuz, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman
**Affected Assets**: Gulf sovereign wealth funds and investments, Regional shipping and port operators (DP World, Saudi Ports Authority), US naval basing arrangements in Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Omani fiscal revenues from transit services
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**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Over the next week, GCC states—especially the UAE, Qatar, and possibly Saudi Arabia—will tacitly accept a formalized Iran–Oman management regime for Hormuz while publicly emphasizing the need for US security guarantees and freedom of navigation. This dual-track approach will involve back-channel economic arrangements (e.g., fee-sharing or guaranteed access) alongside visible coordination with US Navy deployments and maritime task forces. The net effect will be a more multipolar Gulf security structure with Iran embedded as a gatekeeper, increasing bargaining leverage for Tehran in future disputes. Confirmation would be GCC statements acknowledging Oman’s role, muted criticism of Iran’s fee regime, and new US–GCC maritime security communiqués; disconfirmation would be a unified GCC rejection of Iran’s sovereignty claims and calls for UN Security Council action.

## Drivers

- Iran’s declaration of joint Iran–Oman sovereignty over Hormuz
- UAE cash-for-calm deal unfreezing up to $20B to halt attacks and restore ties
- GCC economic dependence on uninterrupted Hormuz traffic
- US–Iran MoU framework that implicitly recognizes a paid-services regime