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The World

US and Iranian officials meet in Oman for talks

The World

PRX

News, Lethaldissent

4.6943 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Officials from the US and Iran met today in the Persian Gulf country of Oman for talks. Also, newly released Epstein files are fueling political crises, criminal investigations and renewed questions about some of Europe’s most powerful figures. And, a farmer who discovered some old criollo cacao trees growing in the Philippines has become the toast of chocolate lovers the world over. Plus, "Time Hoppers: The Silk Road" will be the first animated feature film made by, for, and about Muslims to have a US theatrical release this weekend.

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0:00.0

U.S. and Iranian officials have returned to the negotiating table.

0:08.7

At the same time, an American armada, as President Trump calls it, is being deployed nearby.

0:15.1

The escalation between Iran and United States can get quickly to a very, very dangerous stage.

0:21.1

I'm Carolyn Beeler, what both sides are seeking in this new round of talks,

0:25.3

and the firestorm caused by the Epstein Files has now reached across the Atlantic to Europe and

0:31.0

10 Downing Street in Britain.

0:32.7

The victims of Epstein have lived with trauma that most of us can barely comprehend.

0:39.9

Also today, a new animated kids movie that uses time travel to highlight the achievements of Muslim men and women.

0:46.6

These wonderful women in the past were superheroes of their time.

0:52.4

That's all ahead on the world.

1:03.7

This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thank you for being with us today. We start in the Gulf country of Oman, where officials from Iran and the U.S. met earlier today to discuss

1:08.7

Iran's nuclear program. The top line out of today's meeting

1:12.1

is that the talks are going to continue. These negotiations come at a time of great tensions

1:17.5

between the two sides. The world Shrin Jafari has been following all of this. Sharin,

1:22.5

can you set the scene for us who all was there? Yeah, so Iranian foreign minister Abbas Arakchi and his team,

1:29.1

along with the Omani officials, from the U.S. envoy Steve Wittkov and President Trump's son-in-law,

1:36.1

Jaya Kushner, were there. This was not a face-to-face meeting. Sure, and does that mean that

1:41.0

two camps are like in different rooms and the Omani officials are going back and forth between them, delivering messages back and forth?

1:46.6

From what we saw in the photos and the footage that came out, the two sides are not in the same room, but we don't know what happens behind the scenes.

1:55.1

And there is a lot to consider when it comes to the optics for these sides when they're negotiating.

2:00.4

They have to be careful about who they shake hands with, who they're photographed with.

2:04.4

So there's a lot to consider here.

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