Sunday, September 13, 2026

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Oman’s foreign minister announced the postponement of a meeting between Iran and the Gulf and regional countries. The meeting was scheduled for Monday, 23 Shahrivar, in Salalah, Oman, with the situation in the Strait of Hormuz as its focus. On Sunday, 22 Shahrivar, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi wrote on X that the meeting had been postponed “in order to reach a consensus.” He stressed that Oman remains committed to strengthening dialogue that contributes to “stability and lasting cooperation in the region.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had earlier said he would attend the eight-party meeting of foreign ministers from countries bordering the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in Salalah on Monday. The meeting was expected to discuss a proposal by Iran and Oman to establish a mechanism for the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The postponement was announced after the United States had said it would not take part in negotiations concerning the Strait of Hormuz and that any direct talks with the Islamic Republic would focus on the nuclear issue. U.S. officials have told regional countries that Washington will not negotiate over the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, and that the main subject of any potential talks with Tehran should be the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had also said the Strait of Hormuz should not be under the Islamic Republic’s control and that the United States would take action to ensure the security of shipping along this route. Iran and Oman, meanwhile, have sought to involve regional countries in discussions about a mechanism for ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The results of consultations between Tehran and Muscat on safe shipping routes were due to be presented to regional countries at the meeting. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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On Sunday, 22 Shahrivar, The New York Times reported, citing several Iranian officials, that Masoud Pezeshkian was furious after IRGC forces attacked three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in early Tir last year, calling the action “reckless and irresponsible.” The attacks, which set a Qatari liquefied gas tanker on fire and damaged other vessels, took place just as Iran was nearing an agreement with the United States to end the fighting. According to the report, written by Farnaz Fassihi based on interviews with Iranian officials, Pezeshkian called IRGC Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi after learning what had happened and demanded answers in a sharp tone. Vahidi, however, denied responsibility and said he knew nothing about the operation, telling the president that he had neither authorized it nor informed the Supreme National Security Council. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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A few days ago, after Iran announced the third-tier gasoline rate, real images circulated on social media showing that some pumps at gas stations couldn’t display all the digits of 10,000-toman gasoline, so they had to stick an extra zero onto the side of the pump. Now Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the “Islamic Consultative Assembly” in “Iran,” has posted that animation. But it’s about fuel prices in another country: mb_ghalibaf 📡 @VahidOnline

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Hossein Rasouli-Nasab, arrested during the Dey 1404 protests in Shandiz, has been sentenced to death by the Mashhad Revolutionary Court on charges of “waging war against God.” He is currently being held at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. On Sunday, 22 Shahrivar 1405, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the news outlet of the Human Rights Activists in Iran organization, reported that Hossein Rasouli-Nasab had been charged with “waging war against God through participation in the destruction of public property” and “assembly and collusion against national security.” @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Civil Registration Organization: We have used artificial intelligence and blockchain in the new national ID cards quotes 📡 @VahidOnline

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, 22 Shahrivar 1405, that the “Iran issue” could be resolved before the U.S. midterm elections, but that, in any case, the war with Iran would end immediately after the elections. During a visit to Ireland, on the sidelines of the Irish Open golf tournament, Trump was asked about the possibility of a deal with the Islamic Republic. He said Iran was eager to reach an agreement and was in constant contact with the United States, but Washington would accept only a deal that was, in his words, “right” and favorable. Asked about a meeting between the foreign ministers of the Gulf and Gulf of Oman countries and Iran, he also said the matter was of no importance to the United States, and that the decision to meet with the Islamic Republic was up to those countries. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Oman on Monday. Iran says one of the topics to be discussed will be a new route for traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Abbas Araghchi, the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister, has again said that Iran’s condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz is for the United States to honor its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued a security alert on Saturday, reporting that a ship had been targeted in the Strait of Hormuz. The maritime monitoring agency said: “We have received a report of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz. A ship was struck by an unidentified projectile while transiting the strait.” @VahidOOnLine Amir Teymouri, governor of Qeshm County, said a commercial ship was targeted at around 5 a.m. today near Hengam Island and the Shib Deraz coast of Qeshm Island. According to the Qeshm governor, one person was killed and three others were injured in the incident. Teymouri said the United States was responsible for the attack. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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A forced tour of the flogging room to “teach” defendants a lesson A citizen who secretly recorded a video of the room where flogging sentences are carried out has shared their firsthand observations and experience with the Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation. Their account will soon be published as a detailed testimony. Speaking about why they released the video after several years, they said: “What I went through during my arrest and the issuing of this sentence may seem insignificant compared with the endless scale of oppression and injustice. What matters to me is shining a light on one corner of this terrifying system, so everyone can see the humiliating punishments people in Iran face just to live an ordinary life.” @IranRights 📡 @VahidOnline