Iran Seeks Deeper Energy Ties With Qatar, UAE and Oman

Thursday, May 29, 2025  Read time1 min

SAEDNEWS: Iran’s energy minister says the country is holding discussions with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman, among others, to expand energy exchanges.

Iran Seeks Deeper Energy Ties With Qatar, UAE and Oman

According to SAEDNEWS: Abbas Aliabadi made the remarks on Saturday and emphasized that extensive consultations are underway with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman to increase and develop cross-border exchanges.

Iran’s Ministry of Energy is considering interaction and cooperation with other countries, trying to prevent incidents such as electricity grid collapse that occurred in some European countries, such as Spain, Aliabadi emphasized.

To increase and develop cross-border exchanges, extensive consultations are underway with Qatar, the UAE, and Oman to increase electricity exchanges, he underlined.

Earlier, Iran's First Vice President Mohammadreza Aref had stated that Iran is striving to become a regional energy hub, emphasizing that achieving that goal is a top priority for the administration of President Masoud Pezeshkian.