🇮🇷 Hormuz negotiations postponed — oil prices rise again

The meeting planned for today between Iran and the Arab Gulf states in Oman was postponed literally on the eve of the meeting. Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi explained the decision by citing the need to reach a regional consensus; the Iranian side said that some countries in the region had requested the postponement. No new date has been set so far.

The discussions were supposed to cover far more than the cessation of attacks on ships. Iran and Oman had prepared a draft for a new shipping regime through the Strait of Hormuz, including changes to shipping routes and a greater role for Tehran in regulating passage. The postponement of the meeting, together with the continuing attacks on ships and the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, has already hit the market: oil prices rose by more than 3%.


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