US-Iran talks to be held in Geneva next week, hosted by Oman

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Oman will host indirect talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva next week, with Switzerland offering its services to facilitate dialogue. The US is pushing Iran to agree to a deal limiting its nuclear program. This follows previous indirect talks held in Oman on February 6, involving Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff, mediated by Omani officials. The US has recently increased military pressure on Iran, with President Trump stating that a change of government in Iran would be beneficial. These talks come amid heightened tensions and military posturing in the region.

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Trump said a change of government in Iran would be the 'best thing that could happen'.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks in Oman with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on February 6.

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Switzerland stands ready to offer its good offices to facilitate dialogue between the United States and Iran.

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Oman will host talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva next week.

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Trump sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, ratcheting up military pressure on Iran.

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Switzerland said on Saturday that Oman would host talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva next week, with Washington pushing Tehran to make a deal to limit its nuclear programme.“Switzerland stands ready at all times to offer its good offices to facilitate dialogue between the United States and Iran,” a Swiss foreign ministry spokesman said.On February 6, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks in Oman with US envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s influential son-in-law Jared Kushner.The talks were indirect, with the Omanis acting as mediators.Trump has recently focused his military threats on Tehran’s nuclear programme, which US forces struck last July during Israel’s unprecedented 12-day war with Iran.Trump said on Friday that a change of government in Iran would be the “best thing that could happen”, as he sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, ratcheting up military pressure on the Islamic republic.A satellite image shows the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier off the coast of St Thomas Island, US Virgin Islands, in January. Image: Planet Labs PBC via Reuters

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