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King Charles to host state visit by Oman’s sultan next month
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This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said during a meeting with him (not pictured) in Tehran, on May 29, 2023. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
Britain’s King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will host Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at Windsor Castle for a state visit next month, Buckingham Palace says.
The visit from October 20 to 22 will come against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East since US-Israeli attacks on Iran in February, which prompted retaliatory strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases.
US President Donald Trump has also threatened to bomb Oman — which has been in talks with Iran aimed at restoring commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — if it “gets in the way.”
So far this year, the British royals have hosted state visits by Trump in April and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in March.
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