The United States also announced new sanctions against numerous shipping entities and vessels, aimed at curbing Iran’s oil exports. “The Iranian nuclear case will only be resolved through negotiations.”He also said Iran’s missile programme was “never negotiable” because it relates to a “defence issue”. The negotiations were the first since nuclear talks between Iran and the United States collapsed last year following Israel’s unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, which triggered a 12-day war. During the war US warplanes bombed Iranian nuclear sites. He was speaking at the Al Jazeera Forum conference in Qatar, but in his speech made no reference to Friday’s talks in Oman with the United States.

Source: Bangkok Post February 07, 2026 12:35 UTC