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Iran Sets Oman Talks on New Hormuz Shipping Corridor
(MENAFN) Arab foreign ministers are expected to gather in Muscat on Monday to sign an agreement creating a joint maritime corridor between Iran and Oman through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said.
“This week, on Monday, the foreign ministers of the Arab countries will meet in Muscat to sign an agreement establishing a joint route between Oman and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and to notify the International Maritime Organization of the agreement,” Pezeshkian said in an interview published Saturday.
He added that countries whose territories were used for attacks against Iran by the US would also participate in the meeting.
“The countries whose territories were used to launch attacks against us by the US will also attend this meeting,” he added.
Addressing the conflict with Washington and the economic measures imposed on Tehran, Pezeshkian argued that the US had been unable to accomplish its military goals and had subsequently shifted toward economic pressure.
“They could not achieve their objectives through war, which is why they turned to economic pressure, but we will not stop,” he said.
Regarding the US naval blockade, Pezeshkian stressed that Iran's ability to survive does not rely exclusively on maritime trade routes.
“Maritime routes are certainly not something on which our survival depends, and they will not be able to achieve their objectives in this way either,” he said.
He said Tehran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz once Washington ends its blockade and military attacks against Iran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Friday that Oman would host a regional ministerial gathering on Monday involving eight Gulf states.
According to reports, the discussions are expected to cover regional developments as well as the results of Iranian-Omani negotiations over the designation of secure maritime routes for commercial ships traveling through the strategic waterway.
Baqaei said Iran was taking steps to maintain security in the Strait of Hormuz but warned that guaranteeing vessel safety would remain impossible while the US blockade and military involvement continued.
Omani authorities had not immediately confirmed the planned meeting.
Earlier last week, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran and Muscat were close to signing an agreement on a new passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Rezaei said Iranian authorities would retain control over both the entry and exit points of the proposed maritime corridor.
“This week, on Monday, the foreign ministers of the Arab countries will meet in Muscat to sign an agreement establishing a joint route between Oman and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and to notify the International Maritime Organization of the agreement,” Pezeshkian said in an interview published Saturday.
He added that countries whose territories were used for attacks against Iran by the US would also participate in the meeting.
“The countries whose territories were used to launch attacks against us by the US will also attend this meeting,” he added.
Addressing the conflict with Washington and the economic measures imposed on Tehran, Pezeshkian argued that the US had been unable to accomplish its military goals and had subsequently shifted toward economic pressure.
“They could not achieve their objectives through war, which is why they turned to economic pressure, but we will not stop,” he said.
Regarding the US naval blockade, Pezeshkian stressed that Iran's ability to survive does not rely exclusively on maritime trade routes.
“Maritime routes are certainly not something on which our survival depends, and they will not be able to achieve their objectives in this way either,” he said.
He said Tehran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz once Washington ends its blockade and military attacks against Iran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Friday that Oman would host a regional ministerial gathering on Monday involving eight Gulf states.
According to reports, the discussions are expected to cover regional developments as well as the results of Iranian-Omani negotiations over the designation of secure maritime routes for commercial ships traveling through the strategic waterway.
Baqaei said Iran was taking steps to maintain security in the Strait of Hormuz but warned that guaranteeing vessel safety would remain impossible while the US blockade and military involvement continued.
Omani authorities had not immediately confirmed the planned meeting.
Earlier last week, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran and Muscat were close to signing an agreement on a new passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Rezaei said Iranian authorities would retain control over both the entry and exit points of the proposed maritime corridor.
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