Iran and Oman held the inaugural meeting of their joint committee on the Strait of Hormuz in Muscat on Monday (June 29). Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated that the discussions centred on the sovereign rights of Gulf coastal states and the future management of the strategic waterway. Crucially, these talks were framed around a recently signed memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington earlier this month. The meeting underscores a coordinated effort by regional neighbours to address maritime governance and stability in one of the world's most critical shipping lanes, aligning their strategic approach with the new diplomatic framework established by the US-Iran agreement.
“During the trip to Muscat, the first meeting of the Hormuz Joint Committee was held with Abdulaziz Al-Hinai, Oman's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,” Gharibabadi wrote on X
“While reviewing current issues related to the Strait, we exchanged views on the future management of the Strait within the framework of paragraph five of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and the sovereign rights of the coastal states,” he added.
