Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi met with United States Vice President JD Vance on Friday, as concerns increase regarding a potential US military strike on Iran.
Al Busaidi, a key mediator in ongoing talks between the US and Iran, held the meeting with Vance in Washington, DC. According to the Oman News Agency, Al Busaidi stated that the nuclear negotiations have achieved significant, important, and unprecedented progress.
US-Iran Nuclear Talks
The meeting centered on the indirect talks being mediated by Oman. US and Iranian officials most recently convened for negotiations in Geneva on Thursday.
The US has sought Iran’s complete dismantling of its nuclear infrastructure, limitations on its ballistic missile arsenal, and a cessation of support for regional allies since talks resumed last month. While Tehran has demonstrated flexibility in discussing limitations on uranium enrichment for civilian purposes, it has thus far considered missiles and regional proxies as non-negotiable issues.
During his meeting with Vance, Al Busaidi noted that the negotiations had yielded “creative and constructive ideas and proposals.”
Middle East Tensions
Friday’s meeting occurred amid growing anxieties over a potential US military strike on Iran.
US President Donald Trump has expressed a preference for a diplomatic resolution but has repeatedly threatened military action against Iran if a deal is not reached. The US has amassed its largest military presence in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, including the deployment of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, which arrived in the Israeli port city of Haifa on Friday, according to Israeli Channel 12.
Iran has stated it does not intend to initiate conflict but remains prepared to respond to any attack, threatening strikes against bases used by US forces in the region.
The US authorized the departure of nonemergency embassy staff from Israel on Friday, mirroring a similar order issued earlier this week for the US mission in Lebanon.
China, Canada, the United Kingdom and Italy are amongst the growing number of countries urging their citizens to leave Iran in recent days.
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