Meeting between Iran, Gulf states scheduled for Monday in Oman postponed: Omani FM

A meeting between Iran and Gulf states scheduled to take place in the Omani city of Salalah on Monday has been postponed, according to a social media post by Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi on Sunday.

"In the interests of consensus the regional meeting set for tomorrow in Salalah has been postponed," Al Busaidi said on X.

"We remain committed to fostering dialogue that supports stability and lasting cooperation in our region," he added.

Confirming the meeting's deferral in an interview with Iran's official news agency IRNA, Mohammad Ali Bak, director general of the Persian Gulf at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said it was postponed to another date at some regional countries' requests and based on a joint decision by Iran and Oman.

The official stressed that Iran is in close consultations with Oman to ensure the necessary arrangements and coordination regarding the appropriate time for holding the meeting.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei announced on Friday that Gulf littoral states' foreign ministers were scheduled to meet in Oman on Monday to exchange views on regional issues, including the Iran-Oman talks on designating safe routes in the Strait of Hormuz.

Speaking to Al Jazeera on Saturday, Baghaei said the gathering would "hopefully" be attended by foreign ministers from Gulf states as well as Iran and Iraq.

Meeting between Iran, Gulf states scheduled for Monday in Oman postponed: Omani FM

Meeting between Iran, Gulf states scheduled for Monday in Oman postponed: Omani FM

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that there was "positive momentum" toward ending the U.S.-Iran conflict after meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at the White House.

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and other countries in the region favored maintaining the current U.S. naval blockade of Iran alongside the newly launched Operation Iron Gate, which seeks to restrict Iran's land-based supply routes, Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social platform.

All these countries "would prefer the status quo," Trump wrote.

Meanwhile, Trump warned that U.S. forces remain ready for further military action though the possibility of renewed military strikes on Iran is low.

"Should there be any change with respect to developments in the Middle East, the United States of America is 'locked and loaded' and ready to go," Trump said. "At this point, however, that seems to be quite unlikely."

"We are seeing positive momentum toward an end to this conflict," Trump said in the post.

On Monday, Qatari foreign minister said he had "great meeting" with Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance on the situation in the region and ways to progress the U.S.-Iran talks.

"Grateful for the positive discussions on reaching a deal and bringing peace to the region," the Qatari minister wrote in a post on social media platform X.

Trump says 'positive momentum' toward ending US-Iran conflict after talks with Qatari PM