Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Tuesday that Iran and Oman have established a joint committee to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, following a visit by an Iranian delegation to Muscat. Qalibaf said additional details are expected in a forthcoming joint statement.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf stated on Tuesday that Iran and Oman have established a joint committee to discuss the status of the Strait of Hormuz, following a visit by an Iranian delegation to Muscat. The announcement, reported by the source 301 العالم العربي (The Arab World), adds a new institutional layer to ongoing diplomatic efforts between the two countries regarding the strategic waterway. As The Zioneer has reported, the committee follows a joint statement issued earlier Tuesday in which the two countries reaffirmed their sovereign rights in the strait's territorial waters, and it comes against a backdrop of weeks of Iranian diplomatic declarations about administering the strait, including a proposal for a hotline with the United States and a stated intention to charge transit fees. Qalibaf said that a joint statement with supplementary details is expected to be published later.
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