Russian, Omani foreign ministers discuss Iran in phone call

MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone call on Tuesday with his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi to discuss the situation around Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The ministers urged the earliest possible halt to hostilities and a return to political and diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis.

Both sides said they were ready, including at the United Nations, to support peaceful, compromise solutions based on international law.