By: Faezeh Azizi
Anyone has a shadow should praise deeply the Omani-Iranian relations and the role of the Sultanate of Oman in the rapprochement between Iran and the neighboring countries and the promotion of dialogue and the peaceful resolution of the issues of the region with expectations to witness the first visit of the Iranian president, Ibrahim key to the Sultanate of Oman today new horizons of cooperation between the two countries, with a political efforts to actively carried out by the Sultanate of Oman in terms of stopping the war in Yemen and the strengthening of Iranian rapprochement with the GCC, and all this political effort Omani stems from the keenness of the Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Sultan of Oman in promoting the values of peace, stability and dialogue as a formula of compromise between the countries of the region.
The Sultanate of Oman and Iran are countries history and relationships politically strong, economically, militarily and socially, culturally, and there are a lot of things are common between the two countries to develop and improve relations between the two countries, which is normal when the countries located on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz, through which hundreds of commercial ships and oil, the these two countries an understanding and coordination to maintain this waterway globally important, as well as to maintain the region’s security in general leak to terrorist currents or destructive currents, Oman and Iran, they can do a lot of the positive business area.
The Sultanate of Oman has sought to promote rapprochement between Iran and the countries of the region and resolve issues through dialogue and peaceful means, and contributed to the Sultanate of Oman greatly in bringing the views of the regional meetings, especially the Arab Cooperation Council level Gulf or at the level of the Arab League, and these efforts confirm the view of the capacity of officials in the Sultanate of Oman and the wisdom displayed by the leaders of the two countries.
No doubt that this first visit of the Iranian President Ibrahim key to the Sultanate of Oman comes in the framework of bilateral relations and also in implementation of the policy aimed at the development and expansion of relations with neighboring countries, it is natural to be placed to visit the hopes of success in the development of points on the letters in the concluded agreements and memoranda of understanding between the two countries, if commercial and energy levels and oil development projects and others in addition to the transit lines linking east and south Asia through the ports and airports of the Sultanate of Oman through the waterway between the two countries to continue to link its way to Central Asia and Europe.
The Omani-Iranian relations are historical ties .. Play as the neighboring maritime and commercial activity a major role in the survival of their relations of good relations, and there is sustained political coordination on all zone files so as to enhance peace, security and stability values, friendly bilateral relations have witnessed in recent decades growing in all economic, commercial and tourist areas, came the recent Maritime transport Agreement between Muscat and Tehran to enhance the prospects of cooperation in the field of trade, economic and investment, and there are economic cooperation in a number of areas.
Oman’s and Iran’s relations is a model of mutual respect for political consultation and payment relations between the two countries and peoples to the wider horizons and better .. As regards the role of the Sultanate of Oman in a positive contribution to promoting peace and stability, the Omani diplomacy played important roles and vital in half a century of perseverance and efforts intensive wisely leadership played late, God willing, Sultan Qaboos bin Said – God rest his soul – a pivotal role in the subject of reaching Iran’s nuclear agreement .. continues Sultan Haitham bin Tariq same approach by seeing sound off through the strengthening of ties positive between Iran and relations and the Gulf cooperation Council.
Hence, the Omani diplomacy continues to approach the wise in the convergence of views between Tehran and the countries of the region, and there is now vigorous political efforts undertaken by the Sultanate of Oman in terms of stopping the war in Yemen and dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and in terms of securing maritime navigation, and all this political effort of Oman It stems from the keenness of the Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to promote the values of peace, stability and dialogue, compromise formula between the countries of the region.
Analysts and experts agree that the visit of the Iranian President, Dr. Ibrahim is a key first visit of an Iranian president to the Sultanate of Oman after the inauguration of the Sultan Haitham bin Tariq came to rule the country on January 11, 2022 are gaining importance in several axes.
First: the desire of the two countries in the joint development of economic relations, which witnessed a remarkable development in recent years, it has issued Haitham bin Sultan Tariq on 18 May this decree a royal supreme ratification of cooperation in the field of maritime transport between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman Convention, the Government of Iran, and the volume of trade exchange between the two countries, according to a recent report published by the Fars news agency Iran to 1.336 billion dollars in the fiscal year ended 20 from March 2022, a level described by the agency as a record increase of 53% on an annual basis. And that the two countries recently discussed the establishment of joint maritime navigation company.
Second.. in the political axis, it is supportive of efforts to salvage the nuclear deal from a private complete collapse, and that negotiations continued for several months has not achieved significant progress, in light of the fears of the collapse of negotiations in full Iranian and demands the existence of real guarantees for non-US withdrawal from the agreement, as happened in the past, and US demands that the negotiations include other files .. the visit also comes in the context of the desire of the Government of Iranian President Ibrahim key in documenting his country’s relations with the countries of the region.
