Oman says Iranian attacks on Gulf 'inevitable' response to US-Israeli assault

Oman says Iranian attacks on Gulf 'inevitable' response to US-Israeli assault Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Thu, 03/19/2026 - 09:23 Muscat's foreign minister says US must extricate itself from conflict as Iran escalates attacks on Gulf energy facilities Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi (L) and US President Donald Trump pose during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on 13 October 2025 (Yoan Valat/Pool/AFP) Off Oman 's foreign minister has called for the US to extricate itself from the war in Iran , describing the Islamic Republic's attacks on Gulf states as an "inevitable" reaction to the assault. Writing in the Economist, Badr Al Busaidi - who also mediated the most recent failed talks between the US and Iran - said that the US had miscalculated by allowing itself to be "drawn into" the conflict with Iran . "Iran’s retaliation against what it claims are American targets on the territory of its neighbours was an inevitable, if deeply regrettable and completely unacceptable, result," he wrote.