Bahrain says it will not participate in Iran’s proposed Hormuz meeting

Iran tells Al Jazeera that Monday’s meeting is a sign of ‘good intentions’ towards neighbouring countries.

A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz [File: Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025]

Bahrain says it will not be participating in a proposed meeting in Oman between Iran and other regional countries to discuss safe passage for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran has effectively blockaded the shipping channel throughout the war, stopping Gulf oil and gas exports worldwide, but Iran’s foreign ministry said a meeting is planned on Monday in Muscat for “consultations” on the strait’s future.

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“In light of what has been circulated … the Kingdom of Bahrain will not participate in it,” Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Pointing to attacks on infrastructure across the Gulf, Bahrain said that security and stability in the region “cannot be preserved through a policy of appeasement” and called for Hormuz to be open without “discrimination, fees or permits”.

Tehran has been pushing to formalise its control over the waterway, including potentially charging fees for passage, and has been in negotiations with Muscat, as Oman’s territorial waters also cover Hormuz.

The strait was free to use by shipping from all nations before the US and Israel attacked Iran late in February, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said it maintains its commitment to dialogue, but “will not be a party to any collective meeting that includes Iran before the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries”.

Bahrain cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 2016 alongside Saudi Arabia during an earlier crisis between the regional rivals. While Riyadh restored ties in 2023, Manama is yet to do so.

‘We will talk to our neighbours’

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, told Al Jazeera on Saturday that the meeting is “a sign of Iran’s good intention because we have said all along that the security of the region must be guaranteed by the countries of the region, without intervention by the foreigners, without intervention by the outside powers”.

“This is a sign we will talk to our neighbours, despite the fact that their territories, their military bases or the military bases of the United States, were used to attack Iran,” he said.

Baghaei added that Tehran would “brief the delegations about the results of the Iran and Oman consultations regarding the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz”.

Reuters news agency quoted an unnamed senior Iranian official saying that the meeting in Oman ⁠⁠⁠⁠will be ⁠⁠⁠⁠a chance to discuss issues, but it is not expected to yield a signed agreement ⁠⁠⁠⁠over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that an ⁠⁠⁠⁠understanding ⁠⁠⁠⁠between Iran and Oman would not provide ⁠⁠⁠⁠for the immediate reopening ⁠⁠⁠⁠of the strait but only establish the basis ‌‌‌‌on which it could reopen.

伊朗告诉半岛电视台，周一的会晤是伊朗对邻国展现“良好意愿”的标志。

霍尔木兹海峡的卫星图像 [文件：Gallo Images/Orbital Horizo​​n/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025]

巴林表示，将不会参加伊朗与其他地区国家在阿曼举行的拟议会议，该会议旨在讨论霍尔木兹海峡的航运安全通行问题。

在整个战争期间，德黑兰有效地封锁了该航道，阻止了海湾石油和天然气向世界各地的出口。但伊朗外交部表示，计划于周一在马斯喀特举行会议，就该海峡的未来进行“磋商”。

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巴林外交部周六发表声明称：“鉴于目前流传的消息……巴林王国将不会参与其中。”

巴林指出海湾地区基础设施遭到袭击，称该地区的安全与稳定“不能通过绥靖政策来维护”，并呼吁霍尔木兹海峡向外开放，不应存在“歧视、费用或许可证”。

德黑兰一直在努力正式确立对该水道的控制权，包括可能收取通行费，并且一直在与马斯喀特进行谈判，因为阿曼的领海也覆盖了霍尔木兹河。

在美以两国于 2 月下旬袭击伊朗、导致最高领袖阿里·哈梅内伊丧生之前，所有国家的船只都可以自由通行该海峡。

巴林外交部表示，巴林将继续致力于对话，但“在两国恢复外交关系之前，不会参加任何包括伊朗在内的集体会议”。

2016年，巴林与沙特阿拉伯一道，在伊朗和沙特阿拉伯此前的地区冲突中断绝了与伊朗的外交关系。尽管利雅得在2023年恢复了与伊朗的关系，但巴林至今仍未恢复外交关系。

“我们会和邻居们谈谈。”

伊朗外交部发言人伊斯梅尔·巴盖伊周六告诉半岛电视台，此次会晤“表明了伊朗的良好意愿，因为我们一直强调，地区安全必须由地区各国来保障，不受外国干涉，不受外部势力干涉”。

他说：“这表明我们将与邻国对话，尽管他们的领土、军事基地或美国的军事基地都曾被用来攻击伊朗。”

巴盖伊补充说，德黑兰将“向各代表团通报伊朗和阿曼就船舶安全通过霍尔木兹海峡进行的磋商结果”。

路透社援引一位不愿透露姓名的伊朗高级官员的话说，在阿曼举行的会议将是讨论问题的机会，但预计不会就霍尔木兹海峡问题签署协议。

伊朗半官方的塔斯尼姆通讯社报道称，伊朗和阿曼之间的谅解不会立即重新开放海峡，而只会建立重新开放海峡的基础。