The Foreign Minister of Oman criticized the decades-long policy of containing Iran, emphasizing that the claim of "Iranian threat" has been an excuse for the expansion of military bases and the increase in weapons in the Persian Gulf for the past 45 years, but the recent war has revealed the ineffectiveness of this strategy. He also considered the Zionist regime to be the main source of insecurity in the region and called for the formation of a comprehensive security system with the participation of all the coastal countries of the Persian Gulf.
Publish dateTuesday 14 July 2026 - 15:13
Story Code : 360582
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: In an article published in the French newspaper Le Monde, Badr Al-Busaidi, the Foreign Minister of Oman, called for an end to the policy of "containment of Iran" and its replacement with a comprehensive, participatory and cooperation-based security system among all the coastal countries of the region.
Referring to the consequences of the recent war against Iran, he stated that the people of Oman and other Gulf countries continue to suffer from the effects of a war that had no justification for its initiation.
Al-Busaidy expressed hope that the region had entered a stable post-war phase and not just a temporary ceasefire.
The Omani Foreign Minister warned that if conflicts resume, at least lessons should be learned from the experience of the recent war and, instead of focusing on past mistakes, the future of regional security should be designed based on new realities.
Referring to the ongoing negotiations on the Strait of Hormuz, he said that Oman, along with Iran and the international community, has a special responsibility to achieve practical, sustainable and international law-compliant mechanisms to ensure freedom of navigation in this strategic waterway.
According to him, the success of these negotiations is of vital importance for the global economy, but the issue of the Strait of Hormuz is only part of the region’s security challenges and should not prevent addressing the main roots of insecurity.
In another part of his article, Al-Busaidi described the “Iran containment” policy as based on a false assumption, writing that since 1979, Persian Gulf security has been organized based on this policy; a policy that, by claiming to confront the “Iranian threat,” provided the basis for increasing military spending, expanding US bases, and strengthening the Western military presence in the region.
He emphasized that the recent war showed that this strategy not only did not create sustainable security, but was also based on a “myth.” According to the Omani Foreign Minister, now even many former supporters of this policy have accepted that its implementation for more than four decades has not achieved significant gains for regional security.
Al-Busaidi also rejected the claim that Iran poses a threat, stating that the greatest threat to Persian Gulf security does not come from within the region, but is the result of decisions and actions taken outside the region, led by the Zionist regime in Tel Aviv.
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