Overview
- In separate calls, Sergey Lavrov spoke with Oman's Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and the UAE's Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan about the situation in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Russian side pressed for continued negotiations between Iran and the United States to stabilize the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway vital to global shipping and energy flows.
- Lavrov said Russia stands ready to help using its Collective Security Concept for the Persian Gulf, a plan that lays out principles and steps for de-escalation.
- With Oman, both sides urged against deliberate escalation at the UN Security Council and called for a rapid return to a political solution grounded in international law.
- With the UAE, the ministers agreed to stay in contact and keep coordinating positions among concerned parties to work toward a lasting settlement.