Iran–Oman relations
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[['Iran–Oman relations', 'country', 'Iran'], ['Iran–Oman relations', 'country', 'Oman']]
<entity_0> are bilateral relations between <entity_2> and <entity_1>. <entity_2> considers <entity_1> not to be a threat perceived by the other Arab states of the Persian Gulf. <entity_1> has an embassy in Muscat whilst <entity_2> has an embassy in Tehran. <entity_1> is situated across the narrow strategically important Strait of Hormuz, to <entity_2> in the south. The Baloch people who are ethnically an <entity_1> people and speak Balochi language (an <entity_1> language) are a significant minority, comprising approximately 25% of <entity_2>'s population. Unlike the majority of its Gulf neighbours, <entity_2> managed to uphold diplomatic relations with both sides during the <entity_1>–Iraq War from 1980 to 1988 and strongly supported UN Security Council resolutions to end the conflict. Moreover, after the war, <entity_2> mediated talks to restore diplomatic ties between <entity_1> and Saudi Arabia and <entity_1> and the United Kingdom. During the Persian Gulf War, <entity_0> were damaged after <entity_1> began running attacks on tanker movements in the Persian Gulf and placed anti-ship missile launchers along the Strait of Hormuz. <entity_2>'s leader Sultan Qaboos travelled to <entity_1> in 2009 for the first time since <entity_1>'s 1979 Revolution. Though on two occasions the U.S. has dispatched high-level officials to discuss <entity_1> with <entity_2>, the fact that <entity_2> has avoided publicly expressing any concerns regarding <entity_1>'s nuclear program is likely a reason why the two states have managed to maintain strong ties. In addition to strong diplomatic and political ties, <entity_1> and <entity_2> cooperate economically on several fronts, including energy. Most recently, the Gulf neighbours signed an initial agreement to begin supplying large quantities of natural gas from <entity_1> to <entity_2>, a project that was earlier reported to be worth between $7–12 billion. On March 12, 2014, <entity_1> sealed a deal to export 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year to <entity_2>, an agreement involves building the subsea <entity_1>–<entity_2> pipeline across the Persian Gulf at a cost of about $1 billion. <entity_2> agreed to buy gas from <entity_1> as far back as 2005 and a later draft deal in 2007 included plans for <entity_2> to process <entity_1> gas for export as liquefied natural gas (LNG), but the two sides had never finalized terms and <entity_2> had been pressured by the United States to source fuel from alternative suppliers such as Qatar, according to US embassy cables released by WikiLeaks.
['bilateral relation']