Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a phone call with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi on Tuesday to discuss developments in the ceasefire and ongoing negotiations between Iran and the US, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency.
Araghchi told Albusaidi that Iran remains committed to preserving regional peace and stability in cooperation with all countries in the region and away from what he described as destructive US interventions. Albusaidi expressed hope that peace and stability would return to the region as soon as possible.
Oman previously served as a mediator in the negotiations between the US and Iran that took place before the war began on February 28. Oman said after the conflict broke out that a potential agreement had been within reach at the time the strikes began. Oman also mediated the release of two French nationals held in Iran, facilitating their departure from the country on April 7.
On Monday, Araghchi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov by phone that what he called provocative actions by the United States could have consequences for global peace and security, according to CNN. Lavrov arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the escalation of the conflict and the US blockade of Iranian ports.
The call between Araghchi and Albusaidi signals that Tehran continues to keep its diplomatic channels open even as the US blockade on Iranian ports took effect on Monday and as an Iranian lawmaker warned that Iran would return to war unless Washington recognised Tehran’s demand for control over the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan’s Defence Minister said on Monday that a next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon.
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