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UAE welcomes US-Iran talks in Sultanate of Oman

UAE expresses its hope that these consultations will yield positive outcomes

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A photograph shows copies of Iranian daily newspapers reporting on the first round of talks between Iran and the United States at a kiosk in Tehran on February 7, 2026.

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