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Oman FM: There’s Chance of Talks Between Iran, US

reporter 1222 — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 08:24:12 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Oman foreign minister said Muscat is in talks with Iran and the US to reduce tensions in the Persian Gulf as it sees prospects of talks between the two countries.

“We are in touch with the US and Iran,” Yousef Bin Alawi was cited as saying on Sunday by the state-run Oman News Agency at the Munich Security Conference.

“We feel that there is a possibility of dialogue between them.”

Iran and Oman share age-old and close diplomatic, economic, and commercial ties.

Tensions have been running high between Tehran and Washington since 2018, when President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and unleashed the “toughest ever” sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Iran has ruled out talks with the US unless Washington returns to the nuclear deal and ends the sanctions.

Earlier this years. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Haitham bin Tariq on assuming the throne as the new sultan of Oman, hoping for the development of ties between Tehran and Muscat.

Rouhani also wished health and success for the new sultan and prosperity for the “brotherly” nation of Oman in the south of Iran.

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Omani FM in Tehran, Again

reporter 1222 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:44:27 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi landed in Tehran this morning to hold talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif.

This is bin Alawi’s second visit to the Islamic Republic in January. Omani FM had traveled to Tehran on January 7 to attend the ‘Tehran Dialogue Forum; 23rd Persian Gulf International Conference’.

The top Iranian and Omani diplomats also had a meeting last week (Jan. 17) in Muscat, during Zarif’s short trip to the country which was aimed at meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.

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Iranian Zarif meet Omani FM in Muscat

reporter 1222 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 12:05:44 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with Omani FM, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah in Muscat within the framework of consultations between the two countries.

The meeting between Iranian FM, Mohamad Javad Zarif, and Omani FM in Muscat, came after the Omani minister visited Tehran early in December and in July.

The visits came at the time tensions between Iran and the US had deteriorated following Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and its military buildup in the Persian Gulf.

Despite being part of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, Oman has for long maintained an independent foreign policy and has been able to successfully project itself as a mediator in regional disputes.

Under the leadership of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said, Muscat was active in facilitating negotiations between the United States and Iran during the Obama administration which eventually led to the signing of the Iran nuclear agreement.

In the past, Muscat also played the role of a mediator between Iran and the Persian Gulf Arab countries, as it maintains good relations with Tehran.

The two countries also cooperate in various military spheres.

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