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US pushes for progress as Geneva set to host separate talks on Iran, Ukraine-Russia on Tuesday

A US delegation, including envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will meet with the Iranians on Tuesday morning.

Iranian, American flags against backdrop of Iranian nuclear site. (illustration)
The world's largest aircraft carrier, the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrives in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, December 1, 2025.

US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani speaks after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon August 13, 2025

Khamenei's advisor visits Oman as Iran and US prepare for 'meaningful' talks

 Iran's security chief Ali Larijani attends a ceremony by the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah marking the first anniversary of Israel's assassination of their longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, 2025.

Khamenei's advisor to visit Oman as US tells Iran it expects 'meaningful' talks


Did Iran achieve its goals in the Gulf? - opinion

Iranian diplomacy is swiftly moving towards building closer relations with its neighboring countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

 Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi meets Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in Muscat, Oman June 21, 2023.

Nuclear talks with US in Oman 'no secret,' Iran FM says

Israeli officials warned that Iran and the US are nearing a “less for less” deal, by which Iran would stop advancing its nuclear program, but not reverse it.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with nuclear scientists and personnel of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), in Tehran, Iran June 11, 2023.

Iran courts Oman while bashing Israel - analysis

Oman has traditionally been a neutral state in the Gulf, generally open to warm talks with Iran but also close with its other Gulf neighbors.

 Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq meets with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran May 29, 2023.

Sultan of Oman to visit Egypt on Sunday

The heads of state "will discuss all aspects of cooperation between Egypt and Oman in order to boost their relations."

Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt and Sayyid Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said, Sultan of Oman take part in a consultative meeting in the UAE.

New archaeological findings shed light on first human migration out of Africa

Archaeologists examined stone monuments from Oman and Southern Arabia to uncover new information about migration out of Africa.

Tracing rock engravings at the Nafūn site, central Oman. Source: R. Garba, Inst. of Archaeology of the CAS Prague

Iran’s outreach to Iraq, Oman, Lebanon increases pressure on West - analysis

Iran is seeking to cement stronger ties with Iraq, as it backs militias in Iraq that threaten the region.

 Syrian President Bashar Assad meets with Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Damascus

Iran continues piracy against foreign vessels - analysis

Iran frequently takes ships and uses them as bargaining chips, often using naval commandos to seize the ships.

 Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet, which, according to Refinitiv ship tracking data, is a Suezmax crude tanker which had been chartered by oil major Chevron and had last docked in Kuwait, sails at Marmara sea near Istanbul, Turkey January 10, 2023.

Saudi, Omani envoys arrive in Sanaa for peace talks with Houthi leaders

Yemen's war is seen as one of several proxy battles between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

 Detainees who were released by Saudi Arabia in exchange for a Saudi detainee freed earlier, according to Yemen's Houthi movement official Abdul Qader al-Mortada, are seen in this handout image released April 8, 2023

Houthi official says Saudi Arabia freed 13 detainees ahead of wider Yemen prisoner swap

Saudi and Omani envoys are expected to meet in Sanaa to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with Houthi officials

 Houthi police troopers sit atop an armored personnel carrier securing a rally held to mark the Ghadeer day, in Sana'a, Yemen on July 17, 2022

Saudi-Omani delegation to hold ceasefire talks with Yemen's Houthis in Sanaa

The visit by Saudi officials to Sanaa is an indication of progress in Oman-mediated talks between the kingdom and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which run in parallel to UN peace efforts.

 A HOUTHI fighter sits behind sandbags near a checkpoint in Sanaa, Yemen.