Fate of Strait of Hormuz closure becomes clear / Oman's controversial condition for agreement with Iran

Oman's foreign minister said in Pakistan that finalizing arrangements on the Strait of Hormuz is directly tied to the outcomes of Iran-US negotiations.

Badr al-Busaidi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, who visited Pakistan, said that the finalization of the agreement with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz depends on the results of the negotiations between the United States and Iran.

In this regard, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaqdar also announced a conversation with Oman's Foreign Minister about the Bab al-Mandab Strait crisis.

In this regard, he emphasized the need for more efforts to solve the crisis in Bab al-Mandab tank.

Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, had a meeting with Sayyed Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi this morning before the 8th joint meeting of the ministers of Pakistan and Oman.

In response to a question about consultations between Iran and Oman to create a new management mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz, Tounsi al-Sharrooq said: Iran and Oman, as the two coastal countries of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, have a special responsibility for the security and safety of shipping in it. During the past decades, Iran has always considered itself committed to ensuring the security and safety of shipping in this region; But in recent months, this waterway and the facilities and territories of the countries in the region were used to design and implement military aggression against Iran, including attacking residential areas and martyring civilians. Therefore, it is natural that this fact cannot be ignored in the future arrangements of the strait.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued: Iran and Oman have continued their consultations in the past months to determine safe routes for commercial ships. We have reached an understanding on determining a temporary safe and secure route between the two countries, and some implementation details are still being pursued.

Baqaei pointed out: Of course, a distinction should be made between "the understanding between Iran and Oman regarding the safe traffic route" and "the reopening or the general situation of the Strait of Hormuz"; These two issues are not the same. It is natural that any stable and long-term mechanism for the management and security of the strait should be formed with the participation and agreement of the two coastal countries, i.e. Iran and Oman, and taking into account their sovereignty and security considerations, and the interference of third parties should not disrupt this process.