Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf met with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Muscat and briefed him on the central topics under discussion in US-Iran negotiations, Oman's state news agency reports. The sultan expressed support for continued talks and emphasized the importance of a stable agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's nuclear program, and other key issues.
The Omani sultan has explicitly emphasized the need for a stable agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program, according to Oman's state news agency — a detail that emerged from today's meeting between Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf in Muscat. Qalibaf briefed the sultan on the central topics under discussion in the US-Iran negotiations, and the sultan expressed support for continued talks while underscoring the importance of a comprehensive, stable resolution on freedom of navigation in the Strait, the nuclear file, and other key issues, the agency reported Wednesday 13:03 Jerusalem.
This development caps a rapid sequence of diplomatic movements by the same Iranian delegation that began Monday evening June 22, when Qalibaf — who heads Iran's negotiating team — and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Oman for talks (18:58 Jerusalem). That evening, The Zioneer reported the delegation had landed in Muscat, and within hours they met with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi (18:58). By Tuesday June 23, 11:46 Jerusalem, the two Iranian officials had also met Sultan Haitham in a session whose content was initially undisclosed. Today's report, sourced to Oman's state news agency, is the first to provide attributed details of what Qalibaf conveyed and the sultan's specific demands.
The Omani mediation comes amid a broader regional diplomatic push to finalize US-Iran understandings. As The Zioneer reported, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani spoke with US President Donald Trump about progress in the deal (June 11), and Saudi outlet Al-Hadath reported that a virtual signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding — involving US Vice President JD Vance and Qalibaf — was being prepared (June 12, June 14). Separate talks between Washington and the Iranian regime have continued alongside US airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure, according to journalist Yaron Avraham (June 14).
The sultan's specific demand for a stable, comprehensive agreement — rather than a narrow understanding — is new. Neither the full Iranian position nor any counterproposals from the Omani side have been disclosed. It remains unclear whether the Qalibaf-Sultan meeting is a final round before a potential signing or part of ongoing shuttle diplomacy.
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