Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said indirect nuclear talks with the US in Oman were “a good start” and that there was a “consensus” that negotiations would continue.
“After a long period without dialogue, our views were conveyed and our concerns were expressed. Our interests, the rights of the Iranian people and all the issues that needed to be raised were presented in a very positive atmosphere, and the views of the other side were also heard.” Araghchi said.
“It was a good start, but its continuation depends on consultations in our respective capitals and decisions on how to proceed,” he added.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi in Muscat, Oman, February 6, 2026. (Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters)
Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi met with both Iranian and US officials on Friday, Oman’s Foreign Ministry said on X. The ministry said al-Busaidi held separate meetings with Araghchi and US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
“The consultations aimed at preparing the right conditions for the resumption of diplomatic and technical negotiations, while underscoring their importance, in light of the parties’ determination to ensure their success in achieving lasting security and stability,” Oman’s Foreign Ministry said.
Oman reportedly made a public statement acknowledging the talks with journalists The Associated Press saw Iranian and American officials visit the palace separately, the outlet reported. The AP said it was not immediately clear whether any talks took place that day, but noted that the palace was empty after the convoys left.
The Iranian representatives reportedly met with al-Busaidi first, and only after their convoy left the palace did a new set of vehicles arrive, one of which carried an American flag, the AP said. The outlet said the SUV with the American flag remained at the palace for an hour and a half.
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US negotiator Jared Kushner meet ahead of US-Iran talks in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on February 6, 2026. (Oman Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The talks were initially scheduled to take place in Turkey but were later moved, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who confirmed the change in location on Wednesday.
“We thought we had an established forum that was agreed upon in Turkey. It was put together by a number of partners who wanted to be there and wanted to be part of it,” Rubio said Wednesday as he took questions from reporters.
“I saw conflicting reports yesterday from the Iranian side saying that they had not agreed to that. So that is still a work in progress. Ultimately, the United States is willing to engage with Iran, and has always been willing to engage with Iran.”
Iranian officials have also reportedly tried to limit the talks to a bilateral US-Iran format, excluding other Arab and regional countries. according to Axios.
Supreme Leader Khamenei announces new appointment of Revolutionary Guards, while central bank chief resigns amid protests. (Fars News Agency via AP/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/Reuters)
RUBIO CONFIRMS that Iran demanded a change of venue for nuclear talks
Tensions between Iran and the US have been high since Washington bombed Tehran’s nuclear facilities in the summer of 2025. Matters escalated further when the US condemned Iran’s treatment of anti-regime protesters, with President Donald Trump threatening to act if state actors used force against demonstrators.
Trump recently said this in an interview with NBC News that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “should be very concerned,” although the president acknowledged that the two countries were “in negotiations.”
A former Iranian political prisoner said Trump is ‘the only American president who is not afraid’ [the Iranian] regime.” (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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When asked why he did not follow through on threats to take action if the regime used force against protesters, Trump said the US “stood behind them” and that the “country is in shambles right now because of us,” referring to the attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Trump also told NBC News that the US had learned that Iran was trying to build a new nuclear site in another part of the country.
The president said he had threatened that if Iran built a new nuclear facility, the US would “do very bad things.”
It was not immediately clear whether more discussions would take place over the weekend or whether there were plans for direct talks between Iranian and US officials.
