Gulf security is impossible without Iran. Oman Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi delivered a stark reality check to the United States, rejecting the narrative that regards Iran as the region's main threat. "The US government is undermining efforts to achieve peace by portraying Iran as a security threat," he declared. Oman is not just a neutral observer - it is the main mediator between the US and Iran. It has just signed an agreement with Iran on safe sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. This statement came as security chiefs from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met in Tehran, declaring that regional security must rely on "self-reliance" and not on an American umbrella. The US claims that it is protecting the region from an "Iranian threat", but the region rejects the assumption. Oman just told the White House the quiet part of the voice: you cannot stabilize the Gulf by trying to break the country that sits in the middle of it. substack | talk.

Gulf security is impossible without Iran. Oman Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi delivered a stark reality check to the United States, rejecting the narrative that regards Iran as the region's main threat. "The US government is undermining efforts to achieve peace by portraying Iran as a security threat," he declared. Oman is not just a neutral observer - it is the main mediator between the US and Iran. It has just signed an agreement with Iran on safe sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. This statement came as security chiefs from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met in Tehran, declaring that regional security must rely on "self-reliance" and not on an American umbrella. The US claims that it is protecting the region from an "Iranian threat", but the region rejects the assumption. Oman just told the White House the quiet part of the voice: you cannot stabilize the Gulf by trying to break the country that sits in the middle of it. substack | talk.