Oman is reported to be pitching a “Malacca-style” approach as a way to reduce Iran’s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz. The concept draws on how the Strait of Malacca is managed: countries and users who rely on the waterway voluntarily contribute resources. Those contributions are used to fund maritime navigation and related services, including environmental protection and search and rescue capabilities. Under the reported proposal, such a shared, voluntary mechanism for the Hormuz strait would help support the costs and responsibilities associated with keeping the passage safe and accessible. The aim, according to the report, is to lessen any single party’s ability to “hold sole grip” through control over access or related operations, by shifting toward broader cooperation among those that depend on the route. The reporting does not detail timeline, participating countries, or how contributions and oversight would be structured, but it frames the plan as a cooperative financing and safety model modeled on existing arrangements in Southeast Asia.