Arab-Turkish proposal for Iran–US talks urges Tehran to halt support for resistance, ‘restrict’ ballistic missile use: Report

February 5, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi recently said negotiating over the missile program and the Axis of Resistance as part of a deal was 'impossible'

LIVE: US, Iran struggle to find common ground ahead of talks

February 5, 2026
Christine Maguire, Jillian Kestler-D'Amours and Nils Adler

• Talks between Iran and the United States will take place in Oman on Friday.
• Mediators from Qatar, Turkiye and Egypt have presented Iran and the US with a framework of key principles to be discussed in the talks, two sources have told Al Jazeera.
• The talks come as the region braces for a potential US attack on Iran after US President Donald Trump ordered forces to amass in the Arabian Sea following a violent crackdown by Iran on protesters last month. 

Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

February 3, 2026
Ibrahim Al-Marashi
( The New Arab ) – Dystopian images emerged from Iran in mid-January: families searching body bags for loved ones, smoke-choked streets and unverified footage of unarmed guards beaten or protesters cut down. On January 17, US President Donald Trump seized on the moment, publicly calling for an end to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s 37-year reign.

Detail of Madhu Khanazad (attr.) Plato charming the wild animals with music, Khamsa of Nizami, Mughal, 1595 -6, f.208, British Library. Public Domain. Via Wikimedia Commons