(February 17, 2026)

Oman’s foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, who has been mediating between Tehran and Washington, echoed that assessment. “Today’s indirect negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in Geneva concluded with good progress towards identifying common goals and relevant technical issues,” he wrote on X.

A U.S. official also acknowledged movement in the talks, telling Axios that the negotiations “made progress,” but added that “there are still a lot of details to discuss.”