Temporary Hormuz solution deferred as Iran-Arab summit falls through

Tehran, Iran – Another attempt to clinch a deal between Iran and Oman to restore some traffic to the Strait of Hormuz has been set back by a lack of regional consensus on the future of the waterway.Officials from Iran, Iraq and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations – minus objecting Bahrain – were scheduled to meet in Oman’s port city of Salalah on Monday to confer on new temporary routes in the Strait of Hormuz amid Tehran’s ongoing hot-and-cold war with the United States.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Red Sea nations watch as Houthis seize Bab al-Mandeb straitlist 2 of 4Trump tells Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian diesel supplieslist 3 of 4Tehran and Muscat delay talks, citing regional consensus needlist 4 of 4Yemen gov’t forces advance in Taiz as Houthis claim attack on Saudi Arabiaend of listOn Sunday night, the region’s officials announced the postponement of the meeting, without giving a new date. None of the stakeholders gave any indication that the postponement was directly linked to recent Houthi and Iraqi militia attacks on Saudi Arabia.However, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saudi objection was the reason for the postponement, without provid...