Iran is making a play for new Gulf outreach with Oman and Qatar - analysis

Reading between the lines, it seems Oman is now the most important diplomatic country in the Middle East, at least in terms of being able to talk to Israel, Iran, the US and everyone else.

Oman's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah shakes hands with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran, Iran July 27, 2019.

(photo credit: NAZANIN TABATABAEE/WANA VIA REUTERS)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

DECEMBER 3, 2019 22:12

Iran is making a play for new Gulf outreach with Oman and Qatar - analysis

Reading between the lines, it seems Oman is now the most important diplomatic country in the Middle East, at least in terms of being able to talk to Israel, Iran, the US and everyone else.

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Iran is making a play for new Gulf outreach with Oman and Qatar - analysis

Reading between the lines, it seems Oman is now the most important diplomatic country in the Middle East, at least in terms of being able to talk to Israel, Iran, the US and everyone else.

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