Yes. The United States has long relied on Oman, which enjoys friendly relations with most Middle Eastern countries, in regional mediation and promoting regional stability. In fact, Oman has been a key interlocutor between the United States and Iran for decades, including playing a key role in the conclusion of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal in 2015 and in mediating the tensions surrounding the 12-Day War (2025) and the Iran war (2026). Oman benefits from military cooperation and bilateral free trade with the United States.
A brief history of U.S.-Omani relations: The United States has had a relationship with Oman’s ruling dynasty, the Āl Bū Saʿīd sultanate in Muscat, since the presidency of George Washington (1789–97). The two governments concluded their first treaty—a treaty of “Amity and Commerce”—in 1833. In 1840 Oman sent an emissary to the United States, the first Arab diplomat accredited to the United States. Oman was under strong British influence from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, but when British forces left the Persian Gulf in the early 1970s Oman developed a close security partnership with the United States. In 1980 it became the first Gulf Arab state to formally allow U.S. military access to its airfields and ports. In recent years, access to the Omani port of Duqm in particular has become instrumental to the U.S. naval presence in the Persian Gulf and allows the U.S. military to operate and resupply without relying on the Strait of Hormuz. Since 2009 the two countries have had a bilateral free trade.