# Iran and Gulf States Move Toward Hormuz Security Talks as Missile Production Resumes

*Friday, September 11, 2026 at 6:12 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-09-11T06:12:14.637Z (1h ago)
**Category**: geopolitics | **Region**: Middle East
**Importance**: 8/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Media reports say Iran plans talks with Gulf states on a Strait of Hormuz security agreement at the same time as the Wall Street Journal reports Tehran has resumed ballistic missile production. That mix of diplomacy at a key shipping chokepoint and renewed missile work underscores the region’s uneasy balance between de-escalation and deterrence.

Iran is preparing for new talks with Gulf states on a possible security agreement covering the Strait of Hormuz, according to recent reporting, even as a separate Wall Street Journal account says Tehran has resumed ballistic missile production.

The Financial Times reports that Iran and Gulf countries intend to meet for discussions on an agreement related to the Strait of Hormuz. This narrow waterway is the main outlet for Gulf oil exports and a recurring flashpoint for regional tensions.

In parallel, the Wall Street Journal reports that Iran has restarted ballistic missile production. The article cited in the brief notice does not spell out the scale or exact systems involved, but any renewed production adds weight to Iran’s missile arsenal at the very moment when it is seeking to shape a security framework around Hormuz.

For Gulf governments and energy markets, these two tracks sit side by side. Talks on navigation and security could, if they gain traction, lower the risk of incidents that spook shippers and insurers. Missile production, by contrast, reinforces Iran’s ability to threaten or deter in the same theater where any Hormuz agreement would apply.

Outside powers that depend on oil flows through Hormuz will be watching both strands. A credible, regionally backed security arrangement could calm a chronic source of risk. Evidence of expanding missile output without parallel constraints would pull in the opposite direction.

The key indicators now are whether Iran and Gulf states actually convene detailed negotiations and put any written framework on the table — and whether further information emerges on the scope and pace of Iran’s resumed ballistic missile production.