Trump: new meeting confirmed following “very good” Iran talks
US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the White House in Washington, DC on December 17, 2025. (Doug Mills/Pool via Reuters)
Fresh US-Iran nuclear talks, described as “very good”, have opened the door to another round of negotiations, even as Washington moves to increase economic pressure on Tehran, according to The National on February 7th.
US President Donald Trump confirmed that Washington and Tehran would meet again in the coming days following discussions in Oman, which were focused on Iran’s nuclear programme. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the initial talks had gone well but offered limited detail on the substance of the negotiations.
“They had a very good meeting with a very high representative of Iran, and we’ll see how it all turns out,” he said.
Despite the positive tone, Trump warned that a failure to reach an agreement would carry serious consequences. Hours after the talks concluded, he signed an executive order imposing a 25 percent tariff on imports from any country that “directly or indirectly” buys goods from Iran. The White House said the measure is intended to discourage third countries from maintaining commercial relations with Tehran, especially in the energy, metals and petrochemicals sectors, which remain key sources of revenue for Iran.
Iran also characterised the talks as constructive, saying there was a “near-consensus” on continuing dialogue in the days ahead. The indirect negotiations were led by Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, with Oman serving as mediator.
“The atmosphere was positive, and it was a good start,” Araghchi said after meetings lasting around eight hours in Muscat. He later emphasised that “the subject of our talks is strictly nuclear, and we are not discussing any other issues with the Americans.”
Washington has signalled that it wants future discussions to go beyond the nuclear file. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the talks should eventually address Iran’s ballistic missile programme, its support for regional armed groups and its domestic policies. Tehran, however, has rejected any expansion of the agenda.
The negotiations come against the backdrop of heightened regional tensions and fears that a breakdown in diplomacy could spark a wider Middle Eastern conflict. In June 2025, the US struck Iranian nuclear sites during the final stages of an Israeli bombing campaign. Tehran has since said its uranium enrichment activities have stopped, but concerns remain that military escalation could resume.
A precise date for the future talks has reportedly not yet been announced.
The National, Maghrebi.org
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