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Pompeo makes final stop in Oman amid Israel deal push

Oman has been floated as a possible next country to normalize ties with Israel.

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at Al-Alam palace in the capital, Muscat, on Feb. 21, 2020. — ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Oman’s new sultan today on the last stop of his swing through the Middle East following the US-brokered deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. 

Pompeo tweeted that he spoke with Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said in Muscat “on the importance of building regional peace, stability, and prosperity through a united Gulf Cooperation Council. Grateful for our strong security partnership and economic ties.”

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