Iran and Gulf states will hold a summit on September 14 in Salalah, Oman, to address maritime security and navigation routes in the Hormuz Strait, amidst rising tensions and economic pressures.
Iran and the Gulf Cooperation Council states will convene in the Omani city of Salalah next Monday to hammer out navigation corridors through the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran warned that safe passage through the waterway cannot be guaranteed while what it calls illegal interference and an U.S.-led economic blockade continue.
Iranian FM announced this Friday that Foreign Ministers from Iran, Iraq, and the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council -Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman- will meet on September 14 to discuss maritime traffic through Hormuz.
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Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the gathering builds on bilateral consultations between Tehran and Muscat aimed at defining safe transit routes through the strait, one of the world’s most critical energy corridors.
Baghaei described the initiative as multilateral, intended to consolidate peace, build mutual trust among regional nations, and deepen regional understanding without what he called divisive interference from outside actors.
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The summit follows bilateral consultations between Iran and Oman to establish safe routes in the Hormuz Strait. Following this, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, stated that the meeting will discuss the outcomes of these consultations.
The provisional arrangement envisions a temporary commercial transit corridor in which vessels would enter through Iranian territorial waters and exit through Omani waters. Gulf powers are seeking a regulatory framework that would allow shipping to resume while negotiations continue over the strait’s full reopening and a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the region.
The initiative aims to consolidate peace, build mutual trust among regional nations, and enhance regional understanding without divisive interventions from external actors.
Blockade Warning Persists
Iranian officials insisted that full security in Hormuz remains unattainable as long as U.S. aggression continues. Baghaei cautioned that calm shipping conditions cannot be assured while illegal interference, the naval blockade, and the economic war imposed by Washington persist. The Persian nation reaffirmed what it called its historic commitment to safeguarding stability in waters under its territorial sovereignty, while insisting that lifting the U.S. naval siege on Iranian port facilities remains a precondition for full normalization across the Gulf region.
The summit marks the first meeting between Gulf and Iranian foreign ministers since the outbreak of what Tehran describes as an unprovoked war launched by Washington and Tel Aviv against the country on February 28, 2026. Talks over a transit deal have taken on added urgency as pressure mounts on global energy routes, with oil prices climbing above 100 dollars a barrel. Roughly a fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait, and disruptions there have rattled global energy markets for months.
Monday’s gathering in Salalah will be closely watched as a test of whether Iran and its Gulf neighbors can translate months of bilateral contacts into a durable multilateral arrangement for one of the world’s most strategically vital shipping lanes.
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