The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted a camp and a plant for power production and water desalination in the State of Kuwait.
A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Monday affirmed the Sultanate of Oman’s full solidarity and backing for the State of Kuwait in measures that it undertakes to safeguard its security and protect its territorial sovereignty and national assets.
The Sultanate of Oman reiterates its call upon all parties to put an end to hostilities, urging them to engage in immediate and full-scale cessation of the war and to terminate the escalation that targets civilian and vital facilities.
In its statement, the Sultanate of Oman pointed out that the targeting of civilians and vital facilities constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law.
Oman also stressed the importance of giving priority to dialogue aimed at ensuring the region’s security and stability.
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President Donald Trump warned on Monday that Iran's energy plants and oil wells would be obliterated if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran described US peace proposals as "unrealistic" and fired waves of missiles at Israel.
Israel's military said two drones from Yemen had also been intercepted on Monday, two days after the Ansar Allah entered the war by firing missiles at Israel, and that Lebanon's Hezbollah had fired rockets at Israel.
Tehran remained defiant in the month-old war, which began with US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28 and has spread across the region, killing thousands, disrupting energy supplies and hitting the global economy. The majority of those reported killed were in Iran and Lebanon, and many were civilians.
Iran has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway which normally carries about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
Iran said on Monday it had received US peace proposals via intermediaries, following talks on Sunday between the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.
But Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the proposals were "unrealistic, illogical and excessive".
"Our position is clear. We are under military aggression. Therefore, all our efforts and strength are focused on defending ourselves," he told a press conference.
Soon after Baghaei's remarks, Trump said in a social media post that the United States was in talks with a "more reasonable regime" to end the war in Iran, but he also issued a new warning over the Strait of Hormuz.
"Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately 'Open for Business,' we will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island," Trump wrote. SEE ALSO P6 & 7
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