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Bahrain Rules Out Iran Talks Until Diplomatic Ties Restored
(MENAFN) Bahrain announced Saturday that it will boycott a proposed ministerial meeting on the Strait of Hormuz — and any multilateral gathering involving Iran — until diplomatic relations between Manama and Tehran are reestablished.
"In light of what has been circulated by media outlets and social media platforms regarding a proposed ministerial meeting on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, the Foreign Ministry clarifies that the Kingdom of Bahrain will not participate in it and will not be party to any collective meeting involving Iran before diplomatic relations between the two countries are restored," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"This position was previously communicated to our brothers in the Sultanate of Oman through official channels and does not diminish the kingdom's appreciation for their sincere efforts or its commitment to dialogue as a means of resolving disputes," it added.
The ministry pointed to recent attacks on Bahrain and on Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, insisting that dialogue "cannot ignore the facts." It further stated that any arrangement governing the Strait of Hormuz "must safeguard the right to transit passage for all ships without discrimination, fees, or permits."
The statement came after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said early Saturday that foreign ministers from Arab states would gather in Muscat on Monday to sign an agreement launching a joint Iran-Oman shipping route through the Strait.
The US and Israel launched a war on Iran on Feb. 28, prompting Tehran to fire missiles and drones at Israel and at regional countries hosting US military assets. Iran subsequently shut the Strait of Hormuz to navigation, triggering major disruptions to global energy and trade flows.
In June, Washington and Tehran struck a memorandum of understanding to halt military operations, including guarantees for commercial shipping through the Strait and a 60-day window to negotiate a final deal. That agreement later collapsed, and hostilities resumed, with the US renewing strikes inside Iran and reimposing a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
"In light of what has been circulated by media outlets and social media platforms regarding a proposed ministerial meeting on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, the Foreign Ministry clarifies that the Kingdom of Bahrain will not participate in it and will not be party to any collective meeting involving Iran before diplomatic relations between the two countries are restored," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"This position was previously communicated to our brothers in the Sultanate of Oman through official channels and does not diminish the kingdom's appreciation for their sincere efforts or its commitment to dialogue as a means of resolving disputes," it added.
The ministry pointed to recent attacks on Bahrain and on Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, insisting that dialogue "cannot ignore the facts." It further stated that any arrangement governing the Strait of Hormuz "must safeguard the right to transit passage for all ships without discrimination, fees, or permits."
The statement came after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said early Saturday that foreign ministers from Arab states would gather in Muscat on Monday to sign an agreement launching a joint Iran-Oman shipping route through the Strait.
The US and Israel launched a war on Iran on Feb. 28, prompting Tehran to fire missiles and drones at Israel and at regional countries hosting US military assets. Iran subsequently shut the Strait of Hormuz to navigation, triggering major disruptions to global energy and trade flows.
In June, Washington and Tehran struck a memorandum of understanding to halt military operations, including guarantees for commercial shipping through the Strait and a 60-day window to negotiate a final deal. That agreement later collapsed, and hostilities resumed, with the US renewing strikes inside Iran and reimposing a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
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