12 September 2026 · Today's edition
Iran pushes Hormuz pact signing in Oman Monday while Bahrain demands restored ties first
How the world covered it
🇮🇷Press TV
Tehran calls Oman meeting a key step toward regional stability and security
🇪🇬Erem News
Bahrain: We will not meet with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz before the return of relations
البحرين: لن نجتمع مع إيران حول مضيق هرمز قبل عودة العلاقات
🇸🇦Al Riyadh
Bahrain announces non-participation in a meeting with Iran regarding 'Hormuz'
جريدة الرياض | البحرين تعلن عدم مشاركتها في اجتماع يضم إيران بشأن «هرمز»
🇬🇧Middle East Monitor
Iran says Arab foreign ministers to sign Hormuz navigation deal in Oman Monday
The split Iranian reporting presents the meeting as a done regional step; Gulf sources make Bahrain's refusal the central precondition.
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