King Charles hosts Omani sultan at Windsor, praises Oman's role in Strait of Hormuz

King Charles III hosted Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, the first official Omani state visit to Britain since 1982.

• Charles praised Oman's "noble efforts" to keep the Strait of Hormuz open during the US-Iran war and its "constructive neutrality."
• Speaking partly in Arabic, Charles recited a prophetic hadith: "If you came to the people of Oman, they would not insult you nor strike you."
• Charles recalled his friendship with the late Sultan Qaboos and quoted Omani poetry in Arabic, including a verse by poet Abu Muslim al-Bahlaani.