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Friday, February 27, 2026
Omani FM reports ‘quite substantial progress’ on a US-Iran deal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIn an interview with CBS News, Oman’s top diplomat reiterates his assessment that a US-Iran “peace deal is within our reach” and then the technical details could be hammered out within a “three months kind of cycle.”
“I don’t think any alternative to diplomacy is going to solve this problem,” Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi tells “Face the Nation,” referring to Iran’s nuclear program.
“We have already achieved quite substantial progress in the direction of a deal,” he adds. “The heart of this deal is very important and I think we have captured that heart.”
WATCH: After meeting with Vice President JD Vance, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi – a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks – tells @margbrennan "the peace deal is within our reach.” He also said, “I don't think any alternative to diplomacy is going to solve this… pic.twitter.com/zOuSPxLy5j
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