{"id":1403880,"date":"2026-02-04T10:51:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/?p=1403880&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=1403880"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:57:36","slug":"iran-us-talks-oman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/04\/iran-us-talks-oman\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran and US agree to hold nuclear talks Friday in Oman as Trump delivers blunt warning to Khamenei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DUBAI (AP) \u2014 Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will take place Friday in Oman, the Iranian foreign minister said, as tensions between the countries remain high following Tehran&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-sanctions-iran-protests-eu-interior-minister-aa9a639c8d928b3d969e0d60bcadd3c4\">bloody crackdown on nationwide protests<\/a>\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday came after hours of indications that the anticipated talks were faltering over changes in the format and content of the talks. U.S. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, sent a blunt warning to Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ahead of the talks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say he should be very worried,\u201d Trump said of Khamenei in an interview with NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Wednesday, a regional official said Iran was seeking a \u201cdifferent\u201d type of meeting than that what had been proposed by Turkey, one focused exclusively on the issue of Iran\u2019s nuclear program, with participation limited to Iran and the United States. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration confirmed the U.S. will take part in high-level talks with Iran in Oman instead of Turkey as originally planned, according to a White House official.<\/p>\n<p>The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that several Arab and Muslim leaders urged the Trump administration on Wednesday not to walk away from talks even as Iranian officials pressed to narrow the scope of talks and change the venue for the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>The official added that the White House remains \u201cvery skeptical\u201d that the talks will be successful but has agreed to go along with the change in plans out of respect for allies in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between the countries spiked after Trump suggested the U.S. might use force against Iran in response to the crackdown on protesters. Trump also has been pushing Tehran for a deal to constrain its nuclear program.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related right\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\" data-curated-ids=\"\" data-relation-type=\"automatic-primary-section\">Related Articles<\/h2><ul><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/oman-us-iran-nuclear-talks\/\" title=\"Iran and US hold indirect talks in Oman. America\u2019s military leader in the Mideast joins the talks\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tIran and US hold indirect talks in Oman. 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That signaled the move is supported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ali-khamenei-supreme-leader-iran-war-israel-us-1da18e4d4047d78001103429d8e3eb36\">Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a>, who has the final say on all matters of state and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-nuclear-program-europe-sanctions-be7ef1415f50c6e8674da0d9318d3a05\">previously dismissed<\/a>\u00a0any negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. hoped to discuss a number of concerns beyond the nuclear issue, including discussions on Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles, support for proxy networks across the region and the \u201ctreatment of their own people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leadership of Iran at the clerical level does not reflect the people of Iran. I know of no other country where there\u2019s a bigger difference between the people who lead the country and the people who live there,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance told \u201cThe Megyn Kelly Show\u201d that diplomatic talks with Iran are challenging because of Tehran\u2019s political system, overseen by Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very weird country to conduct diplomacy with when you can\u2019t even talk to the person who\u2019s in charge of the country. That makes all of this much more complicated, and it makes the whole situation much more absurd,\u201d Vance said, noting that Trump could speak directly by phone with the leaders of Russia, China or North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Vance said Trump\u2019s bottom line is that Iran cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, asserting that other states in the region would quickly do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Iran long has insisted its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-protests-nuclear-enrichment-satellite-d5c78b5fe974ec2fc338b8ad6d6a7d68\">nuclear program<\/a>\u00a0is peaceful. However, Iranian officials in recent years have increasingly threatened to pursue the bomb.<\/p>\n<p>Vance said he believed Trump would work to \u201caccomplish what he can through non-military means. And if he feels like the military is the only option, then he\u2019s ultimately going to choose that option.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mb-0 pb-2 ap-font-bold\">Talks expected even after US shot down Iranian drone<\/h4>\n<p>On Tuesday, a U.S. Navy fighter jet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-iran-drone-shot-down-military-634f406a5bb416b7a1a8bec8cc72b4b8\">shot down an Iranian drone<\/a>\u00a0that approached an American aircraft carrier. Iranian fast boats from its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard also tried to stop a U.S.-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, the Navy said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran did not immediately acknowledge either incident, which strained but apparently did not derail hopes for talks with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Iranian military chiefs visited a missile base in an attempt to highlight its military readiness after a 12-day war with Israel in June devastated Iran\u2019s air defenses. 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