Iran’s top security official to visit Oman today

2026-02-09 - 19:19

Tehran, Iran – Ali Larijani, Secretary of Supreme National Security Council of Iran and an adviser to the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will visit Oman on Tuesday following indirect US-Iranian talks held in Muscat last week, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported. ‘During his stay in Oman, Larijani is scheduled to hold talks with high-ranking Omani officials. He is to discuss the latest regional and international developments as well as all-out relations,’ IRNA said. US and Iranian diplomats engaged through Omani mediation last week in an effort to revive diplomacy amid a US naval buildup near Iran and Tehran’s vows of a harsh response if attacked. The date and venue of the next round of talks have not been announced. Iran and the US held five rounds of talks last year on curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme, with the process breaking down due to disputes over uranium enrichment inside Iran. In June, the US attacked Iranian nuclear facilities at the end of a 12-day Israeli bombing campaign. Tehran has since said it has halted enrichment activity, which the US views as a possible pathway to nuclear bombs. Iran reiterates its nuclear programme is solely for peaceful purposes. Larijani has served in a wide range of senior positions under Khamenei over the past few decades, including speaker of parliament and chief negotiator in past negotiations on Iran’s nuclear activity with world powers.