Overview
- U.S. and Iranian officials held indirect talks in Muscat on Feb. 6 and agreed to continue the dialogue, according to Iran's Foreign Ministry and Omani mediation accounts.
- President Trump called the discussions "very good" and said a follow-up round will occur early next week.
- The White House moved to tighten leverage with a new order enabling a 25% tariff on imports from countries trading with Iran, and the State Department urged U.S. citizens to leave Iran.
- Reuters reporting cited by Japanese media says Tehran refused to abandon uranium enrichment but is willing to discuss caps on levels and potential joint-venture arrangements.
- Diplomatic sources reported that Iran proposed exporting its stock of high-enriched uranium abroad to signal it does not seek nuclear weapons capability.