Tehran and Muscat delay talks, citing regional consensus need
Tehran and Muscat agree to delay dialogue to prioritise regional consensus amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Negotiations in Oman between Iran and Gulf Arab states have been postponed at the request of some regional countries, Iranian media have reported.
The postponement came hours after an attack on an Iranian commercial cargo vessel killed one person in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Fars news agency, quoting the director general of the Iranian foreign ministry’s Gulf affairs office, said on Sunday the postponement “was made at the request of some countries in the region and was a joint decision by Tehran and Muscat”.
Tehran has also pushed for vessels to use a route closer to the Iranian coast and has targeted ships travelling closer to the strait’s southern shore. The talks have so far failed to produce a breakthrough.