Iran Lodges Official Protest with Oman
WANA (Oct 13) – Following reports by some Omani media outlets linking the deaths of two individuals in Oman to the consumption of imported Iranian mineral water, Tehran has officially protested against what it described as unfounded media allegations.
On Sunday, the Omani chargé d’affaires in Tehran was summoned to the Foreign Ministry by Seyed Abdolrasoul Shabibi, Director of the Second Department for the Persian Gulf Affairs.
During the meeting, Shabibi expressed Iran’s formal objection to the negative media coverage regarding Iranian mineral water imports, urging swift clarification of the facts. He stressed that the incident in question was unrelated to any Iranian beverage product, describing it instead as a domestic criminal case motivated by personal revenge, which should not be used as a pretext to stigmatize Iranian goods.
The Omani chargé d’affaires reaffirmed the importance of preserving the longstanding and friendly relations between the two countries and pledged to promptly convey Iran’s concerns to the relevant authorities in Muscat.
What’s the Truth Behind Iran’s Water Contamination in Oman?
WANA (Oct 11) – Omani media reported that after the deaths of two people in the city of Sohar due to drinking “contaminated mineral water” from the Iranian company Uranus Star, the import of mineral water from Iran has been banned. In this incident, a foreign woman and an Omani man lost their lives, […]
Omani media reported that after the deaths of two people in the city of Sohar due to drinking “contaminated mineral water” from the Iranian company Uranus Star, the import of mineral water from Iran has been banned.
In this incident, a foreign woman and an Omani man lost their lives, and several members of the Omani man’s family were also poisoned. Omani authorities, after testing samples, issued an order to stop imports. The Iranian embassy in Muscat described the deaths of these two people as “unclear” and announced that the matter is under investigation.
Majid Esmaeili, Vice President of Uranus Star, stated: “Test results in Oman have shown that the water has no problem. Considering extensive exports to Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar, the poisoning of only two people is ‘illogical’.”
Iranian company Uranus Star, the import of mineral water from Iran. Social media/ WANA News Agency
While both Omani and UAE authorities have urged the public to immediately dispose of any Uranus Star bottled water in their possession and not to consume it, latest reports indicate that follow-up investigations and supplementary police reports have confirmed the issue was not caused by the Iranian product itself, but that an employee had intentionally added poison to the water to kill their employer.
Latest reports from Iranian media indicate that follow-up investigations and supplementary police reports confirm the problem was not from the Iranian product itself, but that an employee added poison to the water with the intention of killing their employer.
