February 5, 2026
These are all terms Tehran has refused to consider during negotiations, which almost led to the cancellation of the Omani-hosted talks on Friday.
“Mediators from Qatar, Turkiye, and Egypt have presented Iran and the US with a framework of key principles to be discussed in talks on Friday this week, including a commitment by Iran to significantly limit its uranium enrichment. Key points in the proposed framework also include restrictions on the use of ballistic missiles and the arming of Iran’s allies in the region,” the report says.
According to the sources, which include an anonymous senior diplomat, the proposal says Iran must commit to zero enrichment.
Its current stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent would be transferred to a third country.
“Iran should agree not to transfer weapons and technologies to its regional, nonstate allies. Tehran would also pledge to not initiate the use of ballistic missiles under this framework. This falls short of a US demand that Iran curb the number and range of its ballistic missiles,” the report adds.
Iran already does not initiate the use of ballistic missiles, and has instead used them as a retaliatory measure when attacked.
Tehran and Washington would also enter into a “non-aggression pact,” the sources said.
Iran has signaled a willingness to limit enrichment in previous negotiations, as it agreed to in the 2015 deal, which US President Donald Trump scrapped during his first term.
Yet the Islamic Republic refuses to give up support for its allies and says its missile program – a major part of the country’s defense – is non-negotiable.
When asked recently about including the missiles and regional resistance groups in any deal with the US, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, “Let’s not talk about impossible things.”
Tel Aviv has been pressing Washington not to give up on these demands.
US media reported days ago that Araghchi was due to meet US envoy Steve Witkoff in Turkiye on Friday. Iran said at the time the venue was undecided, but was reportedly pushing for Oman to host the talks.
Tehran also rejected any negotiations on its missile program and support for resistance groups, demanding that the talks focus solely on the nuclear issue. As a result, US and Israeli reports, including Channel 12 and Axios, said that Washington canceled the meeting.
Channel 12 said this was likely US pressure rather than a definitive cancellation.
“We told them it's either this or nothing; and they responded: ‘Well, then nothing,’” a senior US official told Axios’s Barak Ravid.
Washington reportedly agreed to meet the Iranians in Oman after lobbying from its Arab allies.
Earlier, Trump issued yet another threat against Iran’s leadership. “He should be very worried,” Trump said to a reporter, referring to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Trump has publicly issued numerous threats against Iran since Mossad-backed anti-government riots erupted in early January, killing thousands, including civilians and security forces.
Since then, the USS Abraham Lincoln has recently arrived in West Asia with several accompanying warships. Washington has also deployed additional fighter jet squadrons to the region.
Khamenei has warned of a “regional war” if Iran is attacked. Officials have vowed that Tehran will strike Israel and US military bases across the region if Washington decides to bomb.
The last time Tehran negotiated with Washington, it was attacked by Israel in the middle of the talks.
Trump had pretended to be in favor of diplomacy for months prior to the attack, while secretly plotting the war with Israel.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas
Araghchi recently said negotiating over the missile program and the Axis of
Resistance as part of a deal was 'impossible'
Turkiye, Qatar, and Egypt
presented Tehran and Washington with a framework for upcoming negotiations –
including a commitment from Iran to significantly reduce uranium enrichment,
vow not to use ballistic missiles, and halt support for resistance groups,
sources told Al Jazeera.
These are all terms Tehran has refused to consider during negotiations, which almost led to the cancellation of the Omani-hosted talks on Friday.
“Mediators from Qatar, Turkiye, and Egypt have presented Iran and the US with a framework of key principles to be discussed in talks on Friday this week, including a commitment by Iran to significantly limit its uranium enrichment. Key points in the proposed framework also include restrictions on the use of ballistic missiles and the arming of Iran’s allies in the region,” the report says.
According to the sources, which include an anonymous senior diplomat, the proposal says Iran must commit to zero enrichment.
Its current stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent would be transferred to a third country.
“Iran should agree not to transfer weapons and technologies to its regional, nonstate allies. Tehran would also pledge to not initiate the use of ballistic missiles under this framework. This falls short of a US demand that Iran curb the number and range of its ballistic missiles,” the report adds.
Iran already does not initiate the use of ballistic missiles, and has instead used them as a retaliatory measure when attacked.
Tehran and Washington would also enter into a “non-aggression pact,” the sources said.
Iran has signaled a willingness to limit enrichment in previous negotiations, as it agreed to in the 2015 deal, which US President Donald Trump scrapped during his first term.
Yet the Islamic Republic refuses to give up support for its allies and says its missile program – a major part of the country’s defense – is non-negotiable.
When asked recently about including the missiles and regional resistance groups in any deal with the US, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, “Let’s not talk about impossible things.”
Tel Aviv has been pressing Washington not to give up on these demands.
US media reported days ago that Araghchi was due to meet US envoy Steve Witkoff in Turkiye on Friday. Iran said at the time the venue was undecided, but was reportedly pushing for Oman to host the talks.
Tehran also rejected any negotiations on its missile program and support for resistance groups, demanding that the talks focus solely on the nuclear issue. As a result, US and Israeli reports, including Channel 12 and Axios, said that Washington canceled the meeting.
Channel 12 said this was likely US pressure rather than a definitive cancellation.
“We told them it's either this or nothing; and they responded: ‘Well, then nothing,’” a senior US official told Axios’s Barak Ravid.
Washington reportedly agreed to meet the Iranians in Oman after lobbying from its Arab allies.
Earlier, Trump issued yet another threat against Iran’s leadership. “He should be very worried,” Trump said to a reporter, referring to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Trump has publicly issued numerous threats against Iran since Mossad-backed anti-government riots erupted in early January, killing thousands, including civilians and security forces.
Since then, the USS Abraham Lincoln has recently arrived in West Asia with several accompanying warships. Washington has also deployed additional fighter jet squadrons to the region.
Khamenei has warned of a “regional war” if Iran is attacked. Officials have vowed that Tehran will strike Israel and US military bases across the region if Washington decides to bomb.
The last time Tehran negotiated with Washington, it was attacked by Israel in the middle of the talks.
Trump had pretended to be in favor of diplomacy for months prior to the attack, while secretly plotting the war with Israel.
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