Muscat – The Sultanate of Oman on Sunday summoned H E Musa Farhang, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to lodge a formal protest over drone attacks that targeted sites in the governorates of Musandam and Al Wusta.

The protest note was delivered by H E Sheikh Khalid bin Hashel Al Muslahi, Undersecretary for Administrative and Financial Affairs in the Foreign Ministry.

During the meeting, H E Al Muslahi voiced Oman’s profound dismay at these irresponsible acts, underscoring the imperative of adhering to the provisions of state sovereignty, good neighbourliness, non-interference in internal affairs and respect for the established norms and moral principles that bind the relations between the two neighbouring countries and their peoples.