Secretary of Iran's National Security Council Ali Larijani . Photo courtesy of Tasnim news agency.
The report comes after indirect talks were held in Muscat last Friday between an Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and a US delegation headed by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, with Omani mediation. Both sides described the discussions as positive and expressed readiness to resume them in the near future.
According to Tasnim, Larijani will lead an Iranian delegation to Muscat, where he is expected to meet senior Omani officials to discuss the latest regional and international developments, as well as bilateral cooperation across various fields.
The visit coincides with a closed-door session held by the Iranian parliament on Monday, attended by Araghchi, to review the trajectory of negotiations with the United States, according to a member of the parliament’s presidium. The official added that Iran’s chief of staff of the armed forces is also taking part in the closed session.
On Sunday, Araghchi ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington, insisting it will not be intimidated by the threat of war with the US.
Araghchi told a forum in Tehran that Iran had little trust in Washington and doubted that the US side was taking renewed negotiations seriously.
He later said Iran was consulting with its "strategic partners" China and Russia about the talks.
"Why do we insist so much on enrichment and refuse to give it up, even if a war is imposed on us? Because no one has the right to dictate our behaviour," Araghchi said at the forum.
"Their military deployment in the region does not scare us," he added, referring to the arrival of an aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, in the Gulf.
Regarding the timing and location of the next round, Araghchi noted that both would be determined in upcoming consultations and could take place elsewhere, while stressing that the indirect format would remain unchanged.
Iran continues to insist that negotiations be confined to its nuclear programme, rejecting any expansion to include its missile capabilities or regional policies.
US President Donald Trump described the Muscat talks as “very good,” hinting at the possibility of a second round early next week.
The discussions in Oman were the first between Iran and the United States since Israel’s 12-day war with the Islamic republic in June of last year, which the US briefly joined.
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