Everyone who wonder "why isn't there a railway or canal that bypasses it?" the answer is always OMAN. OMAN ain't givin away SHIT. Any railway running through OMAN would be expensive as shit and you'd wish you just used the SOH
Hormuz Scoop: Oman recently delivered a formal proposal to the United States and other Western allies that outlined a plan in which shipping companies would pay service fees to use the strait, according to the Iranian official and a regional diplomat.