Archiv: Muscat (city)


20.08.2026 - 20:40 [ Foreign Ministry of Oman ]

Oman and Japan call for political solutions to ease tensions

The Sultanate of Oman and Japan underlined the importance of reaching a final agreement and a political solution to reduce tensions in the region.

They also called for intensified international efforts to ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with international law and to maintain the smooth flow of maritime transport and energy supplies.

This was stated during a joint press conference held at the Foreign Ministry by Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

20.08.2026 - 20:38 [ Al Jazeera ]

Oman, Japan stress urgent need to open Strait of Hormuz

The Omani and Japanese foreign ministers have emphasised the need to intensify international efforts to ensure the freedom of maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with international law.

Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi met Motegi Toshimitsu in Muscat.

28.04.2026 - 05:08 [ Al Jazeera ]

Iran offers Hormuz deal without nuclear talks, as it seeks broader buy-in

(April 27, 2026)

Sources close to these diplomatic efforts told Al Jazeera that senior intelligence officials from several countries were present at the Muscat talks.

09.02.2026 - 19:10 [ Anadolu ]

Iran’s top security official to visit Oman ahead of next round of nuclear talks with US

Ali Larijani, who heads Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, will meet with senior Omani officials to discuss the latest regional and international developments, as well as bilateral cooperation, the report said.

The visit takes on added significance as Iran and the US prepare for the next round of negotiations, which resumed in Muscat on Friday after nearly eight months of suspension.

07.02.2026 - 18:42 [ Associated Press ]

Iran and US hold indirect talks in Oman. America’s military leader in the Mideast joins the talks

The presence of U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, head of the military’s Central Command, in his dress uniform at the talks in Muscat, the Omani capital, served as a reminder that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and other warships were now off the coast of Iran in the Arabian Sea.

12.04.2025 - 22:24 [ Tehran Times ]

A positive Muscat start, but will it end well?

Iran‘s foreign ministry characterized the indirect discussions with the U.S. in Oman as „constructive“ and generally „positive“ in a statement released shortly after the talks concluded. The discussions centered on Iran‘s nuclear program and Washington’s sanctions against the country.

Emphasizing the indirect nature of the talks, the statement noted that the Iranian and American delegations were situated in separate halls for the two-and-a-half-hour negotiation, communicating through written messages. At the end of the session, Iran‘s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Special Envoy to West Asia Steve Witkoff had a brief face-to-face encounter and “exchanged greetings out of courtesy” as they departed.

12.04.2025 - 22:22 [ theHill.com ]

Iran, US complete first round of ‘constructive’ nuclear talks in Oman

Middle East envoy Steve Wiktoff, alongside U.S. Ambassador to Oman Ana Escrogima, spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Saturday in a nearly two-and-a-half-hour-long meeting that was mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidy.

The two sides started talking at about 3:30 p.m. local time and finished at around 5:50 p.m. They were held just outside of Muscat, the capital of Oman.