An Iranian delegation arrived in the Omani capital Muscat on Monday evening, according to a report from The Zioneer's Arabic Desk. The visit adds another venue to ongoing shuttle diplomacy involving Iran, Qatar, and the US.
The Iranian negotiating team landed in Muscat on Monday evening, as reported by the Arabic Desk. The trip introduces a new geographic node in the regional mediation circuit, which has previously included Qatari delegations shuttling between Tehran, Islamabad, and Geneva.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, multiple mediation tracks have been active: a Qatari delegation visited Tehran on June 14 (the same day Israel struck Beirut's Dahiyeh), an Iranian delegation traveled to Geneva on June 20, and Iran's foreign minister visited Pakistan. The Muscat stop suggests Oman is now hosting talks as well.
The precise agenda and composition of the delegation remain unconfirmed. Omani officials often serve as intermediaries between Tehran and Washington, and Muscat's role in US-Iran contacts has included behind-the-scenes dialogue and prisoner swaps in recent years.
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