Oman Foreign Minister: Iran's isolation policy has failed

In an article set to be published in the newspaper Le Monde, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi criticized past security approaches toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. He emphasized that the recent war in the Persian Gulf exposed the ineffectiveness and decline of decades-long policies aimed at containing and isolating Iran. Al Busaidi also pointed to the shared position of Iran and Oman on opposite sides of the Strait of Hormuz and underscored Muscat’s special responsibility to engage with Tehran and the international community to ensure freedom of navigation.

• Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi stated in a candid article that the recent war in the Persian Gulf proved the ineffectiveness and decline of decades of policies aimed at containing and isolating the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• He said that the security system based on containing and isolating Iran had failed to provide security and stability in the region.
• The Omani foreign minister added that the war against Iran exposed the weaknesses and inefficiencies of the containment policy and showed that this approach has effectively reached an impasse.
• Some sources attributed the recent war to “the United States and Israel.”
• Referring to the shared position of Iran and Oman on opposite sides of the Strait of Hormuz, Al Busaidi said Muscat has a special responsibility to engage with Tehran and the international community to ensure freedom of navigation.
• He stressed that Oman is committed to active cooperation with Iran and global powers to create lasting security arrangements.
• The ultimate goal of these efforts is to achieve permanent mechanisms that would prevent the recurrence of crises in this strategic region.
• Some sources quoted Al Busaidi as saying that Oman is seeking, in cooperation with Iran, to establish permanent arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.. Coverage difference: Most media outlets emphasized the failure of the policy of isolating Iran and the ineffectiveness of the containment-based security system. Some sources, such as IRNA, explicitly attributed the recent war to “the United States and Israel,” while others referred only to “the recent war in the Persian Gulf.” In addition, some outlets provided more detail about Oman’s commitment to working with Iran to create lasting security arrangements and ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.