Iran’s foreign ministry told IRNA that Omani foreign minister Badr al-Busaidi will visit Tehran on Tuesday for talks. Foreign ministry spokesman BAGHAEI said Busaidi will meet Iranian foreign minister Araghchi to discuss bilateral ties and regional affairs, and that both countries share responsibility for managing the Strait of Hormuz. The visit is part of ongoing political consultations aimed at deepening Iran–Oman cooperation and sustaining coordination over the Strait.

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On the 23rd an IRGC spokesman said Iran has prepared response plans for a range of US hostile actions, explicitly including measures to counter economic pressure. He said recent US statements about waging the "most severe economic war" against Iran reflect Washington's failure to achieve military objectives and are intended to exert psychological pressure on the Iranian public; he added the US has imposed economic sanctions on Iran for 47 years.