Gulf foreign ministers to meet with Iranian FM in push to secure deal for Strait of Hormuz – report

Gulf foreign ministers are scheduled to meet with their Iranian counterpart on Monday in Salalah, Oman, to discuss a temporary deal for managing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. This initiative, led by Oman and Iran, aims to secure support for the arrangement. The meeting follows a slowdown in shipping traffic through the Strait earlier this week, after Iran issued threats on Monday to retaliate against any new US attacks. Data from Kpler indicated that only seven commodity vessels transited the Strait on Monday, down from eight the previous day. Iran had previously warned that energy infrastructure in the Gulf, including US oil and gas interests, was vulnerable.