MUSCAT — Oman has announced the postponement of a meeting Monday between Iran and Gulf countries on the Strait of Hormuz, the major flashpoint in the Middle East war. Iranian officials had said they would attend the meeting with Gulf Arab states to present an agreement with Oman on governing shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• MUSCAT — Oman has announced the postponement of a meeting Monday between Iran and Gulf countries on the Strait of Hormuz, the major flashpoint in the Middle East war. Iran’s foreign ministry had said there would be a meeting hosted by Oman where the future of...S1

• Iranian officials had said they would attend the meeting with Gulf Arab states to present an agreement with Oman on governing shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.S2