Foreign Ministers' meeting on the Persian Gulf in Oman postponed

According to information from Muscat, the foreign ministers' meeting of the Persian Gulf states in Oman planned for this Monday has been postponed. “In the interest of consensus, the regional meeting planned for tomorrow in Salalah has been postponed,” said Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi on Platform X late in the evening.

According to reports, the meeting was originally planned for Iran and Oman to present an agreement on the stalled Strait of Hormuz conflict.

We continue to advocate for “a dialogue that promotes stability and lasting cooperation” in the region, he wrote. He did not provide any further information about the reasons or a new time for a meeting. There was initially no reaction from Tehran or the Gulf states involved.

Tensions among invited states in advance

The other Gulf states were only invited to be informed about the details of the agreement, the Iranian Mehr news agency reported. The island state of Bahrain, which was subjected to massive Iranian missile attacks during the war, had previously announced that it would boycott the meeting.

The well-informed web portal “amwaj” also reported in advance about tensions among the invited states. The United Arab Emirates, for example, do not want to send their foreign minister, but only a state secretary.

The Strait of Hormuz has become the central point of contention between Tehran and Washington in the Iran war. Before the war, around a fifth of the world's oil supply passed through the strait. Liquefied natural gas and fertilizer from the Gulf states are also exported via the route. The restrictions are putting a strain on the global economy and putting US President Donald Trump under pressure.