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Mirani Fort on a rocky ridge above government buildings in Old Muscat, Oman
Mirani Fort and government buildings, Old Muscat, Oman. ⁠Photo: Altrendo Images/Shutterstock

Oman: No Tracked Phrase New or Dropped Since the 2025 Baseline in 9 Compared Series

Oman (عُمان): 845 statements on file, newest October 17, 2026. Sources:

  • Oman Ministry of Foreign Affairs: collected, 845 statements; text kept: full text (RSS); last run October 17, 2026
  • Oman News Agency (ONA): unreachable (TLS certificate chain incomplete), probed 2026-10-18
  • Checked, no phrase new or dropped
  • Fewer than 5 statements to compare
Screenshot of the Oman official page cited, captured October 17, 2026
Screenshot by MEF of the cited statement page, www.fm.gov.om, captured October 17, 2026, HTTP 200.

Phrases Used, by Source and Topic

Statements naming each topic, and how many used each formula. Baseline July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025; current July 20, 2026 to October 17, 2026. The figures cover policy statements by Oman's own officials; protocol cables (18) and agency items about other governments (0) are kept apart.

SourceLanguageTopicStatusBaselineCurrent
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsArabicName of the GulfcheckedArabian Gulf 54/54Arabian Gulf 18/18
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsArabicHamas and Palestinian factionstoo few statements (under 5)Hamas (by name) 4/4none
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsArabicHouthistoo few statements (under 5)Ansar Allah 1/1none
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsArabicIrancheckedIran (by name) 24/30; Islamic Republic of Iran 20/30Iran (by name) 8/10; Islamic Republic of Iran 7/10
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsArabicIsraelcheckedIsrael (by name) 26/58; occupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 24/58occupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 5/11; Israel (by name) 2/11
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsArabicPalestine (statehood terms)checkedtwo-state solution 31/85; East Jerusalem as capital 19/85; 1967 lines 11/85; occupied Palestinian territories 7/85two-state solution 6/25; 1967 lines 5/25; East Jerusalem as capital 4/25; occupied Palestinian territories 2/25
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsArabicUnited StatescheckedUnited States (by name) 22/31; America (informal) 1/31United States (by name) 18/22; America (informal) 1/22; the US administration 1/22
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsEnglishHamas and Palestinian factionstoo few statements (under 5)Hamas (by name) 4/4none
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsEnglishHouthistoo few statements (under 5)Ansar Allah 1/1none
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsEnglishIrancheckedIslamic Republic of Iran 25/35; Iran (by name) 22/35Iran (by name) 8/12; Islamic Republic of Iran 7/12
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsEnglishIsraelcheckedoccupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 32/57; Israel (by name) 26/57occupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 7/12; Israel (by name) 2/12
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsEnglishPalestine (statehood terms)checkedtwo-state solution 30/86; East Jerusalem as capital 20/86; 1967 lines 13/86; occupied Palestinian territories 7/86two-state solution 5/27; East Jerusalem as capital 4/27; 1967 lines 4/27; occupied Palestinian territories 3/27
Oman Ministry of Foreign AffairsEnglishUnited StatescheckedUnited States (by name) 20/22; America (informal) 6/22United States (by name) 19/19; America (informal) 9/19