Oman Urges US to Halt Aggression Against Iran, Here is the Reason
Foreign Minister of Oman Badr Albusaidi has urged allies of the United States (US) to help release Washington from its “unwanted” involvement in the Iran conflict, as US foreign policy is now beyond control.
In his writing in The Economist on Thursday, Albusaidi, a mediator in indirect nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran, stated that the US has made the “biggest miscalculation” by becoming involved in the conflict.
“This is not America’s war,” he wrote, adding that there is no realistic scenario for Israel and the US to achieve their objectives.
He warned that Israel’s ambition to overthrow the Iranian government would require a prolonged ground campaign, opening a new front in an endless conflict that former President Donald Trump had previously promised to end.
Albusaidi called on Washington to act, stating that such a step requires recognition of how much the US has lost control over its own foreign policy.
He described potential Iranian retaliatory strikes against Gulf states hosting US bases as an “inevitable, though regrettable” response to a war designed to end it.
According to him, such a response could be the only rational option for Iran’s leadership in the face of increasing military pressure.
Albusaidi also highlighted disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as a predictable consequence that could drive up global energy prices. He warned that this impact could trigger a sharp economic slowdown or even recession in various regions.
“If this was not anticipated by the war’s planners, then it is a serious miscalculation,” he wrote.
Regarding diplomacy, Albusaidi is pessimistic, noting that it would be very difficult for Iran to return to negotiations with parties that repeatedly shift from talks to military action.
Nevertheless, he assesses that the way out of the conflict is likely still through the resumption of negotiations between the relevant parties.
The joint US-Israeli attack on Iran reportedly began on 28 February and has killed around 1,300 people. Among the victims of the US and Israeli attacks is Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.