Overview
- Iranian drones and projectiles hit Oman's Duqm port on March 1–2, and a fuel tank was struck on Tuesday, with one expatriate worker reported injured in the earlier attack and no casualties in the later strike.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera the operations were “not the government’s choice,” saying military units acted independently under broader wartime directives.
- Strikes also targeted vessels off Oman's Musandam coast, including a Palau-flagged tanker with Indian crew, heightening risks to shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Gulf governments have avoided direct retaliation, citing economic exposure, domestic optics and explicit Iranian warnings that leadership compounds and civilian centers would be hit if Arab states join the war.
- Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who reported progress in US–Iran talks before the conflict, is calling for a ceasefire as regional capitals recalibrate toward tighter Western security cooperation.