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, 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’.”

 

The Iranian Mineral Water Association, supporting the Iranian producer, called for precise investigations and examined the possibility of sabotage or criminal motives in this matter.

 

Government response in Oman: Following the incident, Omani authorities recalled the product from the market and temporarily banned the import of all bottled water from Iran as a precautionary measure.

 

Government response in the UAE: The UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment issued an immediate warning, confirming that no official permits had been issued for the import or distribution of Uranus Star water in the country.

 

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.

Iran’s Water Contamination in Oman

Iranian company Uranus Star imports mineral water from Iran. Social media/ WANA News Agency