Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood AlBusaidi on the latest developments in the region.

Oman has reinstated its ambassador to Syria, becoming the first Persian Gulf Arab state to do so since militancy erupted in the country about nine years ago.

Oman welcomes Bahrain’s decision to normalize relations with the Zionist entity and hopes it will contribute to the so-called Israeli-Palestinian peace, Oman state media said on Sunday.

The UK is planning to significantly expand the size of its military base on the coast of Oman ostensibly to enhance the Royal Navy’s presence “east of Suez”.

The Iranian Army on Saturday finished a large-scale military exercise in the Sea of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean.

Oman said Friday it backed the normalization of ties between the neighboring United Arab Emirates and the Zionist entity.