Muslim countries pushing US and Iran to sign non-aggression pact — diplomats

Several Muslim countries are pushing for the US and Iran to sign a non-aggression pact when the two countries meet for nuclear talks in Oman on Friday, two Mideastern diplomats tell The Times of Israel.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan were slated to take part in the talks, which the US had originally planned to hold in Turkey.

As part of their preparations for those talks, the six countries put together a framework for a potential agreement, which would include a non-aggression pact under which the two sides would agree not to target one another, the two Mideastern diplomats say.

The pact would also cover allies and proxies of the US and Iran, one of the diplomats says, while acknowledging that binding Israel to such an agreement would be difficult.

The framework proposed by the Muslim countries would also cover the nuclear, ballistic missile and proxy groups, the two diplomats say.

But Iran on Wednesday pushed back on holding the talks in Turkey with other countries besides the US, and Washington agreed to move the negotiations to Oman, where only representatives from the two main countries will attend.

As a result, it’s unclear whether the US and Iran will discuss the framework proposed by the six Muslim countries.

However, the two diplomats say they’re still pushing for their proposal to be discussed, and are in touch with both countries about the framework.

US President Donald Trump’s top aides Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are currently in Doha discussing tomorrow’s nuclear talks with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Thani.