Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said Monday that Muscat is committed to ensuring safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz for all, as Oman works to shape an arrangement with Iran over passage through the vital waterway amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, Ynet reports.
“All understandings regarding the strait must remain within the framework of international law,” al-Busaidi said. “We are committed to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and there is agreement with Iran that any arrangement will not fall outside it. Oman does not support imposing fees on ships passing through the strait, while remaining committed to the rules of international law.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France and Oman are working together to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and would cooperate with their partners on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz.
“We have decided to collaborate, in conjunction with our partners, on clearing mines from the Strait in order to secure maritime routes and guarantee free and unconditional passage through the Strait of Hormuz,” Macron wrote on X after meeting Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said at the Elysee Palace.
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