Renewed Iran-US Nuclear Talks in Oman Face Old Obstacles

A split-screen close-up portrait featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the left with a blurred US flag in the background, and Abbas Araghchi on the right with a blurred Iranian flag in the background.

Iran’s push to restart Muscat talks reflects domestic turmoil and strategic delay, but clashing agendas, sidelined Europeans, and unresolved trust gaps suggest the negotiations remain a fragile holding pattern rather than a path to a durable nuclear deal.

Muscat Nuclear Talks Expose Deep US-Iran Divide

A group of men in formal suits, led by Abbas Araghchi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi, walking through a modern hallway, accompanied by an Omani official in traditional white attire and a patterned turban.

Muscat’s talks revealed a fragile diplomatic opening overshadowed by military brinkmanship, deep mistrust, and clashing agendas, leaving the US‑Iran channel open but far from any path toward a real nuclear agreement.