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Iran-Oman relations

US Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a meeting about military families with President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House, August 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 8, 2026, 6:30 pm
Top US general said urging Iran war ‘off-ramp’ as Tehran and Oman near Hormuz deal
Caine reportedly warns Trump advisers that further military action could backfire; Iranian Guards say negotiations with Muscat have ‘nothing to do’ with reopening key waterway
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump talks to reporters before he boards Air Force One, August 4, 2026, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 5, 2026, 4:11 am
Trump says ‘all-day’ talks held with Iran, deal could happen on Wednesday or Thursday
Rubio: Progress made, but there’s still work do to; report says US used up 80% of THAAD interceptors during war; crew of Indian ship rescued after being sunk in Houthi-targeted Red Sea
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
This picture shows ships sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on July 13, 2026. (AFP)
July 28, 2026, 2:11 pm
Oman hands Iran Gulf-backed proposal for joint control over Hormuz, with voluntary fees
Offer is based on Asia’s Strait of Malacca, where those who use it voluntarily contribute to management; Iran would not solely run the key waterway
By Reuters
This screen grab from footage released by the US Central Command on July 25, 2026 shows what CENTCOM says are operations enforcing its naval blockade against Iran. (US CENTRAL COMMAND/ AFP)
July 26, 2026, 1:31 pm
Iran threatens to expand war if US resumes strikes, which it says Israel is pushing for
Ahead of Trump-Netanyahu meet, Iran says conflict will spread ‘geographically’ if US renews strikes after 2 days of quiet; reports progress on talks with Oman on Strait of Hormuz
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026. (AFP)
May 28, 2026, 11:09 pm
Greater proportion of non-Iranian ships crossing Strait of Hormuz, data shows
Singapore, UAE, South Korea and Norway-flagged ships transited waterway over the past week, monitors say, as Washington says Oman pledged not to participate in Iranian tolling
By Agencies
From R-L: This combination of pictures shows, a handout photograph provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei showing him addressing a meeting with the people in Tehran on January 17, 2026 and US President Donald Trump speaking in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 3, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / various sources / AFP)
February 10, 2026, 11:32 pm
Trump: Netanyahu ‘wants a good deal’ with Iran, nuclear talks this time ‘are different’
On eve of PM’s visit, US president says either Iran makes a deal or ‘we will have to do something very tough’; top Iranian representative goes to Oman, meets Houthi official
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (left) speaks, as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP); Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with a group of defense officials, in Tehran, February 12, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
June 14, 2025, 10:10 pm
Iran cancels next round of nuclear talks with US after Israeli strikes
Islamic Republic’s president says it will ‘not accept irrational demands under pressure’; mediator Oman maintains that ‘diplomacy and dialogue remain only pathway to lasting peace’
By Agencies
US delegates leave the Omani Embassy in Rome after closed-door meeting with an Iranian delegation to discuss Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
May 21, 2025, 10:31 pm
Fifth round of nuclear talks set for Friday in Rome as Iran insists on right to enrich
Tehran agrees to more talks though US has said it cannot enrich uranium; Netanyahu says he’d welcome deal that bars regime from enriching, ensures it can’t build bomb
By AFP and ToI Staff
A general view of the city, in Muscat, Oman, on Sept. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
April 11, 2025, 6:14 pm
Mediator Oman at center of key first Iran-US meeting over Tehran’s nuclear program
Muscat prefers to operate in the shadows, with a long history of quiet diplomacy, but has been thrust into the limelight by hosting Saturday’s high-stakes talks
By Jon Gambrell
Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri (C) meets with his Lebanese counterpart (not pictured) in Beirut on June 3, 2024. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
June 3, 2024, 11:20 pm
Iran’s foreign minister confirms Oman-brokered talks ongoing with US
Visiting Beirut, Ali Bagheri says negotiations with Washington ‘never stopped,’ adds that he chose Lebanon as first stop in role since it is ‘cradle of resistance’ against Israel
By AFP and ToI Staff
Troops of the 401st Armored Brigade operate in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, in a handout photo published May 13, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 22, 2024, 6:21 am
US indicates initial satisfaction with changes to Israeli military plans for Rafah
Senior Biden official suggests updated IDF operations add pressure on Hamas, may help revive hostage talks, says nuclear piece of near-final Saudi deal ‘very much in our interests’
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in background, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
July 6, 2023, 2:00 pm
Iran says it tried to intercept oil tanker after collision, ship fled to Omani waters
Maritime services report Bahamian-flagged ship hit Iranian vessel, injuring five; US Navy reports blocking two Iranian attempt to seize tankers in area
By AFP
This photo released November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility near Natanz, Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
June 10, 2023, 11:55 am
US warned Iran against higher enrichment during indirect Oman talks in May — report
Axios reports US Mideast coordinator Brett McGurk and Iran’s top nuke negotiator Ali Bagheri Kan were in Gulf nation at same time, with Muscat officials shuttling between sides
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at al-Alam palace in the capital Muscat, February 21, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)
May 28, 2023, 6:37 pm
Sultan of Oman, a mediator between Iran and the West, arrives in Tehran for visit
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s trip comes after his Gulf country helped broker prisoner swap between Iran and Belgium
By AFP
Illustrative: Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at al-Alam palace in the capital Muscat, February 21, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)
January 5, 2023, 5:47 am
Oman, once thought to be next Abraham Accords signer, criminalizes ties with Israel
Gulf state long had closer ties to Jerusalem than its neighbors, but is now likely pushing back against Netanyahu government, trying to placate Iran, experts say
By David I. Klein
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