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Iran Holds First Joint Committee Meeting with Oman on Strait of Hormuz Management
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In Short: Iran and Oman held their first joint committee meeting in Muscat to discuss managing the Strait of Hormuz, following a preliminary agreement with the United States to end the Middle East war.
Iran and Oman held their first joint committee meeting in Muscat to discuss managing the Strait of Hormuz, following a preliminary agreement with the United States to end the Middle East war. During the meeting, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced that both sides agreed to stand down and allow free movement of vessels in and around the strait.
The meeting comes amid ongoing tensions, with the latest flare-up occurring on June 28 when the US Central Command attacked 10 Iranian military targets. Iran retaliated with strikes against US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, emphasizing its control over the strait.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any attempt to adopt new or separate arrangements compared to what is under way by the Islamic Republic of Iran would only lead to more complicated situations and increased tensions. The memorandum of understanding signed with Oman states that Iran will define the future administration of the strait in dialogue with Oman and other Gulf States, in line with international law.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced measures to control traffic in the strait, stating that vessels violating these measures would face firmer action. Experts predict more incidents in the strait, with Iran's strategy of controlled pressure potentially working to its advantage.
Background
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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- TEHRAN – Iran said on June 29 it had held its first meeting with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz since it signed a preliminary deal to end the Middle East war with the United States.
- “During a trip to Muscat, the first meeting of the Joint Hormuz Committee was held,” said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on X.
- The announcement came hours after a US official told AFP that technical talks with Iran would continue.
- “Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely” in and around the strait, the official said in an e-mail.
- Tehran’s continued exercise of control over the strait has sparked repeated flare-ups, the latest of which came early on June 28, when US Central Command said it had attacked 10 Iranian military targets over…
- Iran said it retaliated with strikes against US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
- “Any attempt to adopt new or separate arrangements compared to what is under way by the Islamic Republic of Iran, will only lead to more complicated situations and delays in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and…
- The published text of the memorandum of understanding says Iran will define the future administration of the strait in dialogue with Oman and the other Gulf States, but “in line” with international law.