Live from NPR News in Washington, Ankurva Coleman,
a meeting between Iran and Gulf Arab states set for today has been put off indefinitely.
That's according to Oman's foreign minister.
Iran had said they were going to talk about reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
NPR's Hadil al-Shelchi reports it shows how tough diplomacy has been in this conflict.
The Omani foreign minister said in a post online that the meeting between Gulf states
and Iran was postponed, quote, in the interests of consensus.
The Gulf depends on the Strait of Hormuz for its oil export and imports.
Oman and Iran have been trying to reach an agreement to temporarily reopen the key waterway,
but nothing has materialized yet.
Iran has been responding to U.S.
Strikes by attacking U.S.
Bases in Gulf countries, and the Gulf sees itself as collateral damage in this conflict.
The U.S., which the Gulf states have relied on for their security,
has signaled the war could drag on, pushing Arab states to negotiate with Iran to get off its target list.
Hadil al-Shalchi, NPR News, Istanbul.
World oil prices continue to rise.
The benchmark Brent crude oil is more than $108 a barrel.
That comes after Saudi Arabia shut down a major oil pipeline
that crosses its country from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea.