No signed Hormuz deal expected yet from Oman meeting on Monday, Iranian official says
The meeting follows tanker attacks and a surge in oil prices, as Iran seeks a fee-based shipping deal Oman has rejected.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed plans for a regional meeting in Oman on Monday with Gulf Arab states to discuss shipping through the Hormuz Strait.
- Tehran has negotiated for months with Oman regarding a potential deal to govern transport through the Strait, though officials disagree on whether Iran can collect transit fees.
- Global oil prices surged after United States and Israel military actions in February, while Iranian allies, the Houthi, advanced near the Bab Mandeb Strait on the Arabian Peninsula.
- Bahrain announced Saturday it will not attend the talks, while Oman has not officially announced the meeting, which was called at its initiative to discuss regional issues.
- A senior Iranian official said Saturday that the meeting is not expected to yield a signed agreement over the waterway, despite the regional focus on shipping security.
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Representatives of Iran and the countries surrounding the Persian Gulf were supposed to meet in Oman on Monday. But a lack of ‘consensus’ threw a spanner in the works...
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Iran says Oman meeting aims to boost security cooperation
TEHRAN: Iran's upcoming meeting with Gulf states in Oman on Monday (Sep 14) to discuss the Strait of Hormuz will aim to strengthen cooperation on security in the Middle East, stat
Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.?
Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum weighs in on previously scheduled talks between Iran and Gulf states. Shortly before this interview aired, Oman announced that the talks were postponed.
Iran-Gulf talks without US participation on reopening the Strait of Hormuz postponed, Omani official says
Gulf diplomats and Iranian officials were set to meet Monday to discuss an Omani plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to regular tanker traffic, a conversation that would have happened without a critical player: the United States.
According to Iranian sources, Oman is hosting a regional meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Iran and Iraq to discuss new navigation arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.
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