Jaishankar meets Iran, Oman foreign ministers amid Gulf crisis

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met the foreign ministers of two countries that are at the epicentre of the Gulf crisis, Oman and Iran, and discussed the situation that has had a far-reaching impact on economies around the world.

He said on X that he received an update on the tense Gulf situation from Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al Busaidi on Friday.

Earlier in the day, he met Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, whose country is on the opposite coast from Oman across the Strait of



Hormuz.

They “discussed the latest developments with regard to the Gulf conflict”, EAM Jaishankar said on X.

The two countries hold the key to an interim solution to allow traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which is almost at a standstill in the crisis set off by the US-Israeli bombing of Iran in February.

EAM Jaishankar’s meetings came amid a major development on Friday on reopening the Strait.

Araghchi proposed a seven-day plan to open the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations on a longer ceasefire.