Reference News Network, February 7 report: According to the Russian "Expert" weekly website, February 6 report, although the first round of negotiations was launched in Oman on February 6, the United States may still launch an attack on Iran at any time. Washington's agreement to the talks is just a gesture to its regional allies - the Persian Gulf Arab countries - which do not want a full-scale war to break out near their borders. During the negotiations, the United States tried to impose strategic failure on Iran, while Iran hoped for diplomatic easing.
According to the report, on February 6, Iran and the United States held the first round of negotiations in Muscat, the capital of Oman. The resumption of negotiations after more than half a year comes against the backdrop of large-scale protests that erupted in Iran in January, with the country facing a new escalation of military tensions. The Iranian authorities accused the United States and Israel of inciting the protests. The United States is amassing forces in the Middle East, preparing for a large-scale strike, with President Trump issuing such threats to Iranian leaders in late January.
According to NBC News on February 6, the U.S. Navy strike group led by the "Lincoln" aircraft carrier has entered positions for an attack on Iran. The U.S. ships are carrying 450 "Tomahawk" cruise missiles. At the same time, the U.S. military continues to gather aircraft and land-based air defense systems in the Middle East.
Nikolai Sukhov, chief researcher of the Regional Relations Research Group at the Middle East Center of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pointed out that neither side continued the interrupted diplomatic dialogue in Oman, but rather started from scratch, with a more severe background for the dialogue. He said, "This is not 'returning to normal', but rather trying to 'call a pause', in a way, it is testing whether there is still space to reach an agreement, even if it is minimal."
Grigory Lukyanov, researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pointed out: "The United States agreed to go to Oman for negotiations under the pressure of its regional allies - the Gulf states. These countries strongly hope to avoid a war between the U.S. and Iran, as the war would plunge the entire Middle East into chaos."
This orientalist emphasized: Washington agreed to the negotiations, but did not agree to reach an agreement with Iran, so the Oman negotiations cannot produce any new agreements. (Translated by He Yingjun)
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