Prediction market shows strike probability has dropped significantly following first US-Iran talks in Oman. Only 3% expect action before February 9.

To date, President Trump has not truly negotiated with anyone. Instead, he has dictated his will to countries dependent on him, with one exception: Russia, over ending the war in Ukraine, negotiations that, as is well known, have gone nowhere.

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The talks held on Friday in Oman between Iran’s foreign minister and US officials ended without any agreements and produced no progress on the nuclear issue. Sources say Abbas Araghchi was required to bring to the next round a principled agreement to discuss the disputed issues, as well as Iran’s position regarding the American demands.

Forces loyal to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei have arrested Azar Mansouri, the head of the faction that helped propel Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to office, after she criticized the regime’s killing of protesters. Two additional senior figures from the reformist camp were also detained, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tightens its grip across the regime’s institutions