Muscat: Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of the Sultanate of Oman and Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid engaged in a phone conversation today to review the evolving military escalation within the region and its repercussions for the security and stability of the states.

According to Qatar News Agency, both leaders reaffirmed the imperative of sustained international engagement to restore dialogue and diplomatic avenues as the means to resolve the extant conflict and its far-reaching consequences. They emphasized the importance of safeguarding the region's tranquility and the well-being of its peoples.