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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Iranian-Omani Pipeline Could Change Persian Gulf Political Dynamic

Iranian-Omani Pipeline Could Change Persian Gulf Political Dynamic



A projected major Iranian-Omani project has the potential to change the political dynamic of the Persian Gulf.
While since 1979 the Arab states on the western side of the Persian Gulf have watched events in Iran after the establishment of the Islamic Republic with alarm, fearing that it could spread unrest amongst its own Shiite populations. Oman is now considering a project across the historic Straits of Hormuz to construct an undersea natural gas pipeline to transmit Iranian energy westwards.
According to Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Javad Oji, Iran and Oman have signed an initial contract covering the general terms of the
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