Iran, Oman to cooperate to stop Israeli crimes in Gaza

The interim Iranian foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani held talks with visiting Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, the foreign minister of the Sultanate of Oman in Tehran on Monday which was followed by their joint press conference.

In the press conference, Ali Bagheri said that, "We must launch more serious efforts to stop the [Israeli] crimes immediately and make a serious effort to send humanitarian aid [to Gaza]. Iran and Oman will have serious and effective cooperation in the coming period."

Elsewhere in the presser, the interim Iranian foreign minister said that he and his colleagues in the foreign ministry will continue the neighborliness policy pursued by the late president Ebrahim Raeisi and his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, adding that, "Iran's determination is that there should be no gaps in its friendly relations with its neighbors."

The Omani foreign minister, for his part, said that, "Today we talked about the continuation of consultations between the two countries. Also, we discussed various other cases, regarding bilateral cooperation and common issues in the region, most importantly the Palestinian issue.

Al Busaidi is also slated to meet with other high-ranking Iranian officials.

Earlier this week after the tragic helicopter crash, the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq expressed his condolences in a message to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution over the martyrdom of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his accompanying delegation.