Oman
Affirms the Region Stands at Perilous Crossroads

Cairo,
8 Mar 2026 (ONA) — The Sultanate of Oman participated today in the
extraordinary ministerial session of the Council of the Arab League, convened
via videoconference to address rapidly escalating regional developments in the
wake of the ongoing Israeli-American military campaign against the Islamic
Republic of Iran and its grave implications for regional security and
stability.

Sayyid
Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, headed the Sultanate of Oman’s
delegation and delivered a comprehensive address articulating Oman’s principled
position on the escalating crisis.

In
his statement, the minister affirmed that the region stands at a perilous
crossroads as military operations escalate and the logic of force increasingly
supplants the language of dialogue and peace. He underscored the profound
political, economic and security repercussions of this unlawful war, which
collectively threaten regional stability and endanger the safety of its
populations.

He
observed that the Israeli-American attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran
were launched at a critical juncture when negotiations were demonstrating
tangible progress along the diplomatic path toward a just and honourable
resolution.

The
minister further noted that the Iranian response, which included strikes
against sites in several regional states, constitutes an unacceptable
infringement upon the sovereignty of these nations. He affirmed that the
populations of Arab and Islamic states deserve to live in security and peace
and must not be drawn into a war that is not theirs, reiterating the Sultanate
of Oman’s full solidarity with sisterly countries in the measures they
undertake to defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity.

He
emphasized that escalatory rhetoric and confining responses to formal
statements of denunciation and condemnation remain fundamentally insufficient
to address the deepening crisis or halt the advance of war. He affirmed that
the most effective path lies in unwavering adherence to principle, action
animated by a spirit of shared responsibility to protect the region’s supreme
interests through intensified political and diplomatic engagement, and the
exercise of sustained pressure. He called for an immediate return to dialogue
and diplomacy to address the root causes of the conflict, stressing the
imperative of expressing the language of truth and anchoring Arab positions in
universal human values and principles when confronting injustice and aggression,
regardless of its source—even when emanating from a friendly or allied party.

The
minister highlighted the critical importance of building upon recent statements
by the Iranian President regarding de-escalation with neighboring states and
his proposal for immediate negotiations to conclude a binding non-aggression
agreement among regional states, thereby contributing to sparing the region
from being drawn further into the vortex of conflict.

He
stressed the necessity of utilizing all available diplomatic channels to
persuade the United States and Israel that addressing international concerns
pertaining to Iran can only be achieved through dialogue and diplomacy. He
issued a stark warning that the continuation of hostilities would carry grave
and far-reaching implications for regional security and stability, in addition
to its deleterious impacts on maritime navigation, global supply lines and the global
economy.

The
Foreign Minister concluded by reaffirming that priority must be concentrated on
intensifying diplomatic and political efforts to secure a peaceful resolution
addressing the root causes of this conflict, in a manner that preserves
regional security and stability and spares its populations the devastating
ravages of war.

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Ends/Khalid