الدور العماني في تعزيز الأخلاق بين التنظير والتطبيق

الدورُ العُماني في تعزيز الأخلاق بين التنظير والتطبيق

Sultan Qaboos's steadfast position of not getting involved in conflicts was also evidenced by refraining from any intervention in the Syrian civil war، and by resisting pressure to join the Saudi- led coalition that tried to defeat the Houthi rebels in Yemen. When a heated dispute arose between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the Saudi execution of a Shiite cleric in January 17، Oman kept its relations with Tehran intact. Furthermore، while Oman publicly joined the US-led coalition against Islamic State (ISIS)، it neither participated militarily nor joined the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC)، an alliance of mainly Muslim nations dedicated to fighting terrorism across Asia، Africa، and the Arab world، that was launched at the end of ?·°. Lastly، when Saudi Arabia، the UAE، Bahrain and Egypt (among other states) cut diplomatic ties with Qatar in V over its alleged support for Islamist groups، Oman and Kuwait refused to join their fellow GCC members in the boycott."

True to its wish to defuse conflict، Oman has not hesitated to mediate between two bitter enemies: the United States and Iran. Over many years، it has acted as a broker for the two nations، given the absence of formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Tehran since the establishment of the Islamic Republic after the Shah was deposed. Among other mediating actions، Oman facilitated the release in of two US hikers from Iran after two years in jail there،" one of several examples of efforts to obtain the release of US citizens imprisoned in Iran in the following years.

Even more importantly، after a years-long effort of quiet US- Iran diplomacy brokered by Oman، a visit to Tehran by Sultan Qaboos in August helped pave the way for an interim nuclear agreement reached in November of that year between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (the Po: US،

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