Updated on: Feb 06, 2026 2:30:46 PM IST
Tensions between the United States and Iran have been on the edge since nationwide protests hit the latter against the current Islamic regime.
Iran-US talks live updates: Key talks between Iran and the United States on nuclear issues began on Friday, as delegations led by Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Witkoff met in Oman. Iran is being represented by Araghchi, while the United States side is being led by envoy Steve Witkoff.
The discussions are focused on Tehran’s nuclear programme and follow a turbulent week, during which there were earlier plans for regional nations to join the talks in Turkey.
What to expect
Both sides have indicated they are willing to return to diplomacy over Iran’s long-running nuclear standoff with the West. However, Washington is pushing for the scope of the talks to be widened. The United States wants discussions to also include Iran’s ballistic missile programme, its backing of armed groups across the region and the “treatment of their own people”, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
Before the talks began, Araghchi posted on X, saying, “Iran enters diplomacy with open eyes and a steady memory of the past year.”
“Commitments need to be honored,” he wrote. “Equal standing, mutual respect and mutual interest are not rhetoric, they are a must and the pillars of a durable agreement.”
Iran’s clerical leadership continues to worry that Trump could still act on his earlier threats to strike the country, especially after the US Navy increased its military presence near Iran.
In June, the United States carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, joining the final phase of a 12-day Israeli bombing campaign. Iran later said that it had halted its uranium enrichment activities.
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The discussions are focused on Tehran’s nuclear programme and follow a turbulent week, during which there were earlier plans for regional nations to join the talks in Turkey.
What to expect
Both sides have indicated they are willing to return to diplomacy over Iran’s long-running nuclear standoff with the West. However, Washington is pushing for the scope of the talks to be widened. The United States wants discussions to also include Iran’s ballistic missile programme, its backing of armed groups across the region and the “treatment of their own people”, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
Before the talks began, Araghchi posted on X, saying, “Iran enters diplomacy with open eyes and a steady memory of the past year.”
“Commitments need to be honored,” he wrote. “Equal standing, mutual respect and mutual interest are not rhetoric, they are a must and the pillars of a durable agreement.”
Iran’s clerical leadership continues to worry that Trump could still act on his earlier threats to strike the country, especially after the US Navy increased its military presence near Iran.
In June, the United States carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, joining the final phase of a 12-day Israeli bombing campaign. Iran later said that it had halted its uranium enrichment activities.
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