APD | Omani FM visits Tehran, holds meetings to deescalate Iran-U.S. tension

By APD writer Muhammad Sohail

Omani Foreign Minister Yusef bin Alawi visited Tehran on Tuesday and held important meetings including a one on one talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif over key regional and international issues, local media reported.

Commenting on bin Alawi’s trip to Iran, Abbas Mousavi, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, wrote on his Twitter account, “Mr. Yusef bin Alawi arrived in Iran minutes ago in line with continuous consultations between the two countries’ officials.”

It was bin Alawi’s second trip to Iran during the last two months. According to local reports, Bin Alawi’s trip to Tehran is of vital importance as the tension is rising between Iran and the United States.

Iranian Fars news agency stated that bin Alawi has "discuss bilateral cooperation and the most important issues of common interests” during his meeting with his Iranian counterpart.

No further details about the meeting of the visit have been surfaced yet.

Local reports said that Oman is trying to deescalate tension between Tehran and Washington.

The tension between Iran and the United States triggered after Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear deal and put the harshest ever sanctions in history against Iran under his “maximum pressure” strategy against Tehran.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)