{"id":1404901,"date":"2026-02-06T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/?p=1404901&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=1404901"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:37:28","slug":"oman-us-iran-nuclear-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/oman-us-iran-nuclear-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran and US hold indirect talks in Oman. America\u2019s military leader in the Mideast joins the talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MUSCAT, Oman (AP) \u2014 Iran and the United States held\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-talks-oman-nuclear-program-5813e0814efcd99616428086de6ba0be\">indirect talks in Oman on Friday<\/a>, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran\u2019s nuclear program. But for the first time, America brought its top military commander in the Middle East to the table.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related left\"><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\/russia-us-nuclear-talks-soon\/\" title=\"Kremlin says Russia and US agree that quick nuclear arms are talks needed\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tKremlin says Russia and US agree that quick nuclear arms are talks needed\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/05\/argentina-us-sign-trade-deal\/\" title=\"Argentina and US sign a major trade deal to slash tariffs and boost a political alliance\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tArgentina and US sign a major trade deal to slash tariffs and boost a political alliance\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/04\/us-china-discussions\/\" title=\"Trump and Xi discuss Iran in wide-ranging call as US presses China and others to break from Tehran\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tTrump and Xi discuss Iran in wide-ranging call as US presses China and others to break from Tehran\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/04\/iran-us-talks-oman\/\" title=\"Iran and US agree to hold nuclear talks Friday in Oman as Trump delivers blunt warning to Khamenei\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tIran and US agree to hold nuclear talks Friday in Oman as Trump delivers blunt warning to Khamenei\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/02\/trump-india-tariffs\/\" title=\"Trump plans to lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18% after India agreed to stop buying Russian oil\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tTrump plans to lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18% after India agreed to stop buying Russian oil\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>The presence of U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the American military\u2019s Central Command, in his dress uniform at the talks in Muscat, the Omani capital, served as a reminder that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/aircraft-carrier-iran-protests-us-military-58e6da912f9167df94f913d7dafe5af4\">aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln<\/a>\u00a0and other warships were now off the coast of Iran in the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to reach a deal on the program after earlier sending the carrier to the region over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-protests-1979-revolution-analysis-c06cfb0df138c78f00641324bf74ffe8\">Tehran&#8217;s bloody crackdown<\/a>\u00a0on nationwide protests that killed thousands and saw tens of thousands of others detained in the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Gulf Arab nations fear an attack could spark a regional war that would drag them in as well.<\/p>\n<p>That threat is real \u2014 U.S. forces shot down\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-iran-drone-shot-down-military-634f406a5bb416b7a1a8bec8cc72b4b8\">an Iranian drone near the Lincoln<\/a>\u00a0and Iran attempted to stop a U.S.-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz just days before Friday&#8217;s talks in this sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did note that nuclear talks and the resolution of the main issues must take place in a calm atmosphere, without tension and without threats,\u201d Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi later told journalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prerequisite for any dialogue is refraining from threats and pressure,\u201d he added. &#8220;We stated this point explicitly today as well, and we expect it to be observed so that the possibility of continuing the talks exists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S., represented by U.S. Mideast special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump&#8217;s son-in-law, did not immediately comment on the talks. Araghchi said diplomats would return to their capitals, signaling this round of negotiations was over.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday evening, in a display of force, the U.S. military published photos on X of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group sailing in the Arabian Sea with aircrafts flying overhead, with the message \u201cPeace through Strength!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and accompanying\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-military-middle-east-iran-protests-b7a56659d708f2f11f66a18135f44c40\">warships arrived in the Middle East<\/a>\u00a0at the end of January as Trump threatened attacks on Iran over the killing of protesters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1404994\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone size-article_inline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037271715202.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, speaks with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi during their meeting prior to Iran and the U.S. negotiations, in Muscat, Oman, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)\" width=\"3200\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037271715202.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-attachment-id=\"1404994\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037271715202.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037271715202.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037271715202.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037271715202.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037271715202.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, speaks with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi during their meeting prior to Iran and the U.S. negotiations, in Muscat, Oman, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"mb-0 pb-2 ap-font-bold\">Iran&#8217;s top diplomat offers a positive note<\/h4>\n<p>Araghchi offered cautious optimism as he spoke in a live interview from Muscat on Iranian state television. He described Friday&#8217;s talks as taking place over multiple rounds and said that they were focused primarily on finding a framework for further negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will hold consultations with our capitals regarding the next steps, and the results will be conveyed to Oman&#8217;s foreign minister,\u201d Araghchi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mistrust that has developed is a serious challenge facing the negotiations,\u201d Araghchi said. \u201cWe must first address this issue, and then enter into the next level of negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who oversaw multiple rounds of negotiations before Israel launched its 12-day war on Iran in June, called the talks \u201cuseful to clarify both the Iranian and American thinking and identify areas for possible progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Oman described the talks as a means to find \u201cthe requisite foundations for the resumption of both diplomatic and technical negotiations\u201d rather than a step toward reaching a nuclear deal or easing tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The had initially been expected to take place in Turkey in a format that would have included regional countries as well, and would have included topics like Tehran&#8217;s ballistic missile program \u2014 something Iran apparently rejected in favor of focusing only on its nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>Before the June war, Iran had been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-nuclear-material-theft-sabotage-142a84ea137b38306d58829be29dbe39\">enriching uranium up to 60% purity,<\/a>\u00a0a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels. The U.N. nuclear watchdog \u2014 International Atomic Energy Agency \u2014 had said Iran was the only country in the world to enrich to that level that wasn\u2019t armed with the bomb.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has been refusing requests by the IAEA to inspect the sites bombed in the June war, raising the concerns of nonproliferation experts. Even before that, Iran has restricted IAEA inspections since Trump&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-america-donald-trump-ap-top-news-politics-iran-cead755353a1455bbef08ef289448994\">decision in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw America<\/a>\u00a0from Iran&#8217;s 2015\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/62acc7c076bd4fb5891b20beac18fc73\">nuclear deal with world powers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mb-0 pb-2 ap-font-bold\">Omani palace hosts talks<\/h4>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s talks saw in-person meetings at a palace near Muscat&#8217;s international airport, used by Oman in earlier talks Iran-U.S. talks in 2025. Associated Press journalists saw Iranian officials first at the palace and later returning to their hotel before the Americans came separately.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear just what terms Iran is willing to negotiate at the talks. Tehran has maintained that these talks will only be on its nuclear program. However, the Al Jazeera satellite news network reported that diplomats from Egypt, Turkey and Qatar offered Iran a proposal in which Tehran would halt enrichment for three years, send its highly enriched uranium out of the country and pledge \u201cnot initiate the use of ballistic missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russia had signaled it would take the uranium, but Iran has said ending the program or shipping out the uranium were nonstarters.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the talks needed to include all those issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure you can reach a deal with these guys, but we\u2019re going to try to find out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mb-0 pb-2 ap-font-bold\">U.S. place new round of sanctions on Iran&#8217;s energy sector<\/h4>\n<p>Shortly after Friday\u2019s talks, the Treasury and State departments in Washington announced a new round of sanctions on Iran targeting its energy sector. The departments imposed penalties, including freezes on assets in U.S. jurisdictions, on 14 oil tankers in a so-called \u201cshadow fleet\u201d that the U.S. says are used to try to evade sanctions, as well as on 15 trading firms and two business executives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime and time again, the Iranian government has prioritized its destabilizing behavior over the safety and security of its own citizens, as demonstrated by the regime\u2019s mass murder of peaceful protestors,\u201d the State Department said in a statement. \u201cThe United States will continue to act against the network of shippers and traders involved in the transport and acquisition of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and petrochemical products, which constitutes the regime\u2019s primary source of income.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the past month, the U.S. has sanctioned\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-sanctions-iran-protests-eu-interior-minister-aa9a639c8d928b3d969e0d60bcadd3c4\">Iran&#8217;s interior minister,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-treasury-iran-bessent-sanctions-d528538fae2c90e5d922c101b4f816a4\">the secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security<\/a>, and several other leaders involved in Iran&#8217;s deadly crackdown against last month&#8217;s protests.<\/p>\n<p><em>Associated Press writer Matthew Lee contributed from Washington.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>The Associated Press receives support for nuclear security coverage from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegie.org\/\">the Carnegie Corporation of New York<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/outrider.org\/\">Outrider Foundation<\/a>. 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