One example of that management is the recent establishment of a joint Oman-Iran investment company . Oman has ` ` cordial '' relations with U.S. , Iran . Iranian sources helped secure the release of Ahmed Shourd last year . Omanis try to avoid ` ` heated atmospherics , '' he says . Sultan seems to be at home in both traditional Arab , modern Western society .
Oman has ` ` cordial '' relations with U.S. , Iran . Iranian sources helped secure the release of Ahmed Shourd last year . Omanis try to avoid ` ` heated atmospherics , '' he says . Sultan seems to be at home in both traditional Arab , modern Western society .