A photo provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, showing him speaking at a meeting in Tehran on Jan. 17, 2026, (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2026 (R). (Credit: AFP)
What L’Orient-Le Jour learnedIran and the United States are preparing for talks on Friday in Oman, which Tehran wants to confine to the nuclear issue. Washington, meanwhile, is pushing to include regional security matters and is maintaining the threat of military action should diplomacy fail.According to diplomatic sources, the negotiations will be held directly, after Iran long insisted on indirect talks. On certain issues, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, will have decision-making authority, notably on the nuclear file, following coordination with Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. What we found out US-Iranian negotiations to address regional issues: Hamas, Hezbollah on the table The talks are expected to begin with the nuclear dossier, for which Iran will present several proposals it...
What L’Orient-Le Jour learnedIran and the United States are preparing for talks on Friday in Oman, which Tehran wants to confine to the nuclear issue. Washington, meanwhile, is pushing to include regional security matters and is maintaining the threat of military action should diplomacy fail.According to diplomatic sources, the negotiations will be held directly, after Iran long insisted on indirect talks. On certain issues, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, will have decision-making authority, notably on the nuclear file, following coordination with Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. What we found out US-Iranian negotiations to address regional issues: Hamas, Hezbollah on the table The talks are expected to begin with the nuclear dossier, for which Iran will present several proposals it...
