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Thursday, February 5, 2026
US-Iran talks in Oman only slated to address nuclear file — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
The talks between the US and Iran in Oman tomorrow are currently only slated to address Iran’s nuclear program, Channel 12 reports.
US demands pertaining to curbing Iran’s ballistic missile and support for regional proxies are not on the agenda, though, they may come up once the sides are in the room, the network says.
The meeting between US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will for the first time also include US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, an Arab diplomat told The Times of Israel.
Channel 12 says Kushner’s participation is a signal of the White House’s seriousness and of Washington’s intention to have senior decision-makers at the table.
The meeting comes after a planned round of talks had nearly collapsed yesterday when Iran backed out of prior understandings regarding the location and format of the negotiations.
Channel 12 says that gaps between the sides remain wide, and expectations for a breakthrough tomorrow are low.
Iran is said to be entering the talks in a weakened position following June’s 12-day war and amid a continued American military buildup in the region.
Despite this, Tehran appears to be trying to project strength, and on Thursday published a video of what it said was its newly improved Khormshahr-4 missile, claiming it now carried a 1.5-ton warhead and could travel as far as 2,000 kilometers — meaning it could reach Israel — and hit a target with an accuracy range of 30 meters.
The Times of Israel Community.