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Oman meeting between Gulf states and Iran postponed, Omani foreign minister says
Oil prices rose more than 3% after the delay, as Saudi Arabia’s pipeline shutdown and attacks on shipping heightened supply concerns, traders said.
- 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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The talks planned for today in Oman between Iran and other Gulf states on the Strait of Hormus have been cancelled for the time being.
·Germany
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Diplomatic efforts in the Middle East seemed to be losing strength on the eve of Monday, with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Gulf powers. At the same time, attacks in the vicinity of the two main oil transport routes in the region have increased concerns about the global supply of energy.
·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The consecrated meeting of the Ormuz Straits - scheduled for months in Oman - with the countries of the Persian Gulf was postponed at the request of Saudi Arabia, which would have invoked the situation in Yemen.
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