Oman postponed the Sept 14 talks between Iran and Gulf states on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Will the talks happen before Sept 30?

A planned meeting in Salalah, Oman, between Iran and Gulf states on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, originally scheduled for September 14, 2026, was postponed and had not been rescheduled by the question's September 30 deadline, according to NPR and CNN. Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said the gathering was delayed "in the interest of consensus," after Saudi Arabia and other regional governments objected to the terms of a preliminary Iran-Oman understanding that was to be presented at the talks rather than negotiated there. Iranian officials said the postponement was agreed jointly with Oman and that Tehran would coordinate with Muscat on a new date, but no date had been announced as of late September.

Bahrain separately said it would boycott any meeting until it restored diplomatic relations with Iran, underscoring regional divisions complicating the process. The episode reflected broader strain among Gulf states over how to handle Iran following months of tension around the Strait, a critical global oil shipping route. The community predicted the talks would occur, with 63 percent expecting them before September 30, but the diplomatic delay persisted beyond that window without resolution.