Coverage dated September 11, 2026 to September 14, 2026
Iran-Gulf talks without US participation on reopening the Strait of Hormuz postponed, Omani official says
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By Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Gulf diplomats and Iranian officials were set to meet Monday to discuss an Omani plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to regular tanker traffic, a conversation that would have happened without a critical player: the United States.
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A six-member bloc of Gulf states are considering meeting with Iranian officials next week to discuss the future of the Strait of Hormuz, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be the first gathering with the Islamic Republic since war erupted more than six months ago.
SEOUL, Sept 11 (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun discussed the situation in the Middle East, including freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, in a telephone call on Friday with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
Sept 12 (Reuters) - An understanding between Iran and Oman does not provide for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but establishes the basis on which it could reopen, an Iranian source told the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Saturday.
Oman said it had to postpone a meeting with Iran and other regional countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. That meeting was to take place in Iran on Monday. Iranian state media say an Iranian commercial ship has been struck near the waterway, with one person killed.
By Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Gulf diplomats and Iranian officials will meet Monday to discuss an Omani plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to regular tanker traffic, but a critical player won’t be at the table: the United States.
By Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Gulf diplomats and Iranian officials were set to meet Monday to discuss an Omani plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to regular tanker traffic, a conversation that would have happened without a critical player: the United States.
A planned meeting for Monday between Iran and several Gulf nations on creating a temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed, according to Oman’s foreign minister.
Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum weighs in on previously scheduled talks between Iran and Gulf states. Shortly before this interview aired, Oman announced that the talks were postponed.
TEL AVIV — A planned meeting between Iran and several Gulf Arab countries it attacked during the war was indefinitely postponed Sunday, underscoring how diplomatic efforts have struggled to defuse a widening Mideast conflict.
By Mohammed Ghobari , Nayera Abdallah and Bo Erickson ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter heading into Monday with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Persian Gulf powers, while fresh attacks around the region's two most important oil transit rou…
