Meeting in Oman with Gulf Arab states postponed at request of regional countries, Iran says

Jerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsOman's foreign minister, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, posted late Sunday that the regional meeting had been postponed "in the interests of consensus."Follow us on GoogleIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2026. (photo credit: Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS )SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 00:46In a rare diplomatic initiative, Iranian officials said they would attend a meeting on Monday with Gulf Arab states in Oman to present an agreement they say they reached with Oman on future shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.But Oman's foreign minister, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, posted late Sunday that the regional meeting had been postponed "in the interests of consensus.""We remain committed to fostering dialogue that supports stability and lasting cooperation in our region," he wrote in a post on X.Iran's Fars news agency cited an Iranian foreign ministry official on Sunday evening as saying that the Oman meeting was postponed at the request of some regional countries in a decision jointly made by Tehran and Muscat. The official said Iran would coordinate with Oman to determine a suitable date for holding the meeting, the agency said.Iraq had said it would send a delegation, and a Gulf official had told Reuters that Saudi Arabia and Qatar would be represented by their foreign ministers.Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Meeting unlikely to reopen straitA senior Iranian official had told Reuters on Saturday that officials would discuss Hormuz and other issues at the meeting, but added it would probably not yield a signed agreement to reopen the strait. Bahrain said it would not meet with any Iranians.In an interview with London-based pan-Arab news outlet Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that despite any agreement with Oman, Iran would not reopen the strait until the United States satisfies Tehran's demands.US blockade redirects 101 commercial vesselsSome 101 commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz have been redirected by US forces as the US blockade against Iran continues, US Central Command announced in a post to X/Twitter on Sunday.Follow us on Google