Closing summary
Iran and Oman have shared cautious optimism that negotiations between Iranian and US officials will continue, after both sides gathered in the Omani captial Muscat for indirect talks.
The exact details of the negotiations remained unclear, but Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Aragchi, said the talks were limited to Tehran’s nuclear programme. “Our discussions are focused exclusively on the nuclear issue and we are not addressing any other subject with the Americans,” Araghchi told Iranian media.
The US has been pushing for the negotiations to go beyond Iran’s nuclear programme and to cover its ballistic missiles and backing of regional militias, topics which Tehran said were off the table.
The talks were the first between the US and Iran since June 2025, when the US joined Israel’s war against Iran and bombed its nuclear and military sites.
It follows weeks of escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, with US warships gathered near Iranian coastal waters, and nearly a month after a wave of nationwide protests swept across Iran against the clerical leadership.
We’re getting more comments from the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Aragchi, through the newswires. He has said:
Further talks are on the cards at a time and date yet to be determined.
Talks with the US are solely about Iran’s nuclear programme and no other issues will be discussed.
Officials from both sides will return home for consultations and “the wall of mistrust” should be overcome.
“It was a good start to the negotiations. And there is an understanding on continuing the talks. Coordination on how to proceed will be decided in the capitals,” he was quoted as saying.
