{"id":82,"date":"2026-02-06T14:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online-news.uk\/?p=82"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:22:34","slug":"iran-and-us-to-begin-high-stakes-talks-amid-fears-of-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online-news.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/iran-and-us-to-begin-high-stakes-talks-amid-fears-of-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran and US to begin high-stakes talks amid fears of conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/online-news.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/abraham-lincoln-us-navy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/online-news.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/abraham-lincoln-us-navy.jpg 768w, https:\/\/online-news.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/abraham-lincoln-us-navy-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The US and Iran have threatened one another with strikes over recent weeks &#8211; and expectations of a breakthrough during Friday&#8217;s discussions are low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iranian and American officials will kick off face-to-face talks in Oman today, following weeks of threatened military action by Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US is sending its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/steve-witkoff-11738\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff<\/strong><\/a>, to the Muscat summit, where he will meet with Tehran&#8217;s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It comes amid a continued American naval build-up near Iran, which Mr Trump has described as an &#8220;armada&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has repeatedly threatened to take military action since the Iranian regime launched a bloody crackdown against protesters who took to the streets of cities across the country last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US and Iran have threatened one another with strikes over recent weeks &#8211; and expectations of a breakthrough during Friday&#8217;s discussions are low. 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