04.02.2026 21:51
Nuclear negotiations between Iran and the US ended almost before they began. The US press claimed that Iran's insistence on Oman as the location for the negotiations, which were said to take place on February 6, and its demand for them to be held only in a bilateral format were rejected by the US. As hopes for diplomacy dwindled, questions arose about whether the US would strike Tehran.
It was claimed that the U.S. administration has communicated to Tehran that it will not accept Iran's request to change the location and format of the negotiations scheduled for February 6.
THE U.S. DID NOT ACCEPT IRAN'S TWO CONDITIONS
According to two U.S. officials speaking to the Axios news platform, the Washington administration rejected Iran's request for the talks to be held in Oman instead of Istanbul and only in a bilateral format.
A U.S. official stated, "We told them (Iran) 'either under these conditions or not at all,' and they responded, 'then not at all.'"
The official indicated that the U.S. is ready to negotiate this week or next week if Iran is prepared to return to the previously agreed format, saying, "We want to reach a real agreement quickly; otherwise, people will turn to other options."
Reports in the U.S. media claimed that nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran were planned to take place in Oman on February 6.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also stated that "work is still ongoing" regarding the location of negotiations with Iran and that the talks should encompass Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
- First meeting after June 2025
This will be the first meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials following the clashes that occurred between Iran and Israel in June 2025, which lasted for 12 days.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking at the tomb of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the revolution, stated that Iran is ready for diplomacy, saying, "However, diplomacy is incompatible with pressure, intimidation, and the use of force. We hope to see the results soon."