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Oman meeting between Gulf states and Iran postponed, Omani foreign minister says
The delay comes as Bahrain skips the talks and oil prices top $100 a barrel, raising doubts about a regional deal on shipping routes.
- On Sunday, September 13, 2026, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi announced that the planned Monday meeting between Iran and Gulf foreign ministers to discuss new Strait of Hormuz transit routes was postponed 'in the interests of consensus.'
- Intensive technical talks in August between Tehran and Muscat produced a framework for managing tanker traffic, though the waterway has remained effectively shuttered since the US and Israel launched strikes on February 28, 2026.
- Bahrain boycotted the summit due to severed diplomatic relations with Iran, while drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and Houthi seizures in the Red Sea intensified pressure on Gulf states to restore reliable energy exports.
- Brent crude prices remain volatile above $105 a barrel as the United States stays sidelined from negotiations, prioritizing Iran's nuclear program over transit discussions despite sustained supply disruptions affecting global energy markets.
- Future prospects for reopening the Strait of Hormuz remain uncertain as stalled diplomatic momentum and regional divisions hamper efforts to forge consensus on transit arrangements amid persistent maritime tensions and economic pressure.
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"It is true that Saudi Arabia has requested the postponement of this meeting," said Iranian diplomatic spokesman Esmaïl Baghai.
·Paris, France
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The Independent (US)What we know as Oman calls off talks with Iran over Strait of Hormuz
·London, United Kingdom
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An important diplomatic meeting on the situation in the Strait of Hormus has been surprisingly postponed.
·Essen, Germany
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Iran stated on Monday that the meeting on the Strait of Ormuz scheduled for Monday in Oman with Gulf countries had been postponed at the request of Saudi Arabia, which invoked the situation in Yemen. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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Iran-Gulf talks delayed as oil supply concerns deepen
Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter today with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Gulf powers, while attacks around the region's two most important oil transit routes deepened concern over global energy supplies.
·Ireland
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