Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghai. file | Image Credit: AFP
The nuclear talks with the United States allowed Tehran to gauge Washington’s seriousness and showed enough consensus to continue on the diplomatic path, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday (Feb 10, 2026).
US and Iranian diplomats held talks in Oman last week through Omani mediators In an attempt to revive diplomacy, US President Donald Trump deployed a naval flotilla in the region, raising fears of fresh military action.
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“The Muscat meeting was not a long meeting. In our view, it was about measuring the seriousness of the other side and how to continue this path,” said Esmail Baghai.
“After the talks, we felt there was an understanding and consensus to continue the diplomatic process.”
A spokesman said on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) that Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, was tentatively scheduled to follow regional consultations and that Larijani would travel to Qatar.
On the expected visit of the Israeli Prime Minister to Washington on Wednesday (February 11, 2026), Mr. Baghai said the US must act “independently of foreign pressures, especially Israeli pressures that ignore the interests of the region and the US”.
Published – February 10, 2026 04:50 pm IST
