Oman talking with Tehran on Hormuz as US and Iran continue strikes

Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Eskandar Momeni is considered close to the country's powerful revolutionary guard and met with Pakistani chief Asim Munir.

Before President Donald Trump decided to launch a preventive war against Iran on February 28, the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas flowed to international markets, wasn’t an issue.

Nearly five months after launching a sweeping campaign against Iran’s nuclear, missile, naval and proxy capabilities, the Trump administration is now fighting to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while negotiations have yet to produce a permanent settlement.