Oman and Iran on Friday discussed mounting challenges to navigation through the strategic Hormuz Strait, calling for "practical understandings" to ensure the free and uninterrupted flow of maritime traffic through the vital waterway.
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, spoke by phone amid ongoing disruptions to traffic through the strait and persistent tensions between Iran and the United States, the state-run Oman News Agency reported.
According to the news agency, the two top diplomats discussed "ways to create conditions conducive to resuming dialogue, with the aim of narrowing differences and reaching peaceful solutions ... while taking the interests of all parties into account.”
They also reportedly stressed the importance of reaching "practical understandings” with a view to restoring smooth navigation through the strategic waterway.
In early August, Tehran announced it had reached an understanding with Muscat on the geographic coordinates of a proposed maritime corridor for commercial vessels transiting the Hormuz Strait.
