The first meeting of the Iran-Oman joint committee on managing the Strait of Hormuz convened in Muscat, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced.

“During a trip to Muscat, the first meeting of the Joint Hormuz Committee was held,” Gharibabadi noted on X.

“While reviewing current issues related to the strait, we exchanged views on the future management of the strait within the framework of Article 5 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and the sovereign rights of coastal states,” he added.