Witkoff and Vance meet Iranian delegation in first direct nuclear talks in Muscat

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Vice President JD Vance met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Muscat, Oman on April 1, 2026, for the first direct U.S.-Iran nuclear talks since the Trump administration withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018. The talks focused on the scope of Iran's uranium enrichment program and the reimposition of IAEA inspection access. No formal agreement was announced; negotiators described the session as establishing a framework for subsequent rounds.