❗️Iran says Gulf states to sign Hormuz navigation agreement in Oman

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said foreign ministers from eight Gulf states will meet in Muscat on Monday to sign an agreement with Iran and Oman establishing a designated maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz and notify the International Maritime Organization of the arrangement.

Speaking to India Today, Pezeshkian said countries whose territories were used by the US to launch attacks on Iran would also participate in the meeting.

He said Washington had failed to achieve its military objectives and was now resorting to economic pressure, adding that Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz once the US ends its naval blockade and attacks on the country.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the meeting would address regional issues and the outcome of Iranian-Omani discussions on establishing safe routes for commercial vessels.

He stressed that the safety of vessels could not be guaranteed while the US blockade and military intervention continued. Oman had not immediately confirmed the meeting.