'This war is not of their making,' Omani foreign minister says of Iran

'This war is not of their making,' Omani foreign minister says of Iran Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 03/23/2026 - 16:34 Badr al-Busaidi was the mediator between the US and Iran just before the US-Israeli attacks began on 28 February Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi poses for a photograph alongside US President Donald Trump at the Gaza ceasefire declaration summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 13 October 2025 (Yoan Valat/AFP) Off The man who oversaw the negotiations between the US and Iran into their final hours last month has now publicly declared that the Islamic Republic is not the one responsible for the war the US and Israel began on 28 February. "Whatever your view of Iran, this war is not of their making," Oman's foreign minister, Badr al-Busaidi, said on X on Monday. "This is already causing widespread economic problems, and I fear they promise to get much worse if the war continues.