By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong and CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE |
China Daily |
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 26, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]
A ministerial meeting between the United States and Gulf nations held in Bahrain on Thursday welcomed the interim Iran-US deal to end hostilities, while emphasizing that any tolls or control over the Strait of Hormuz is unacceptable.
A joint communique was issued following the US-Gulf Cooperation Council high-level gathering. The meeting in Manama, Bahrain's capital, was chaired by Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, the country's foreign minister and current chief of the GCC's ministerial council, with the participation of visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of the GCC member states.
