🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: The U.S. Embassy tells citizens to leave Iran now.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡️- U.S.-Iran negotiations are set to begin at 10:00 a.m. local time in Oman, approximately three hours and 20 minutes from now.

🇺🇸⚡️- “On Feb. 5, at the direction of South Com Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.” - U.S. Southern Command.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The United States has dropped its demands that negotiations with Iran include its ballistic missile arsenal and support for regional proxies, and will instead focus strictly on nuclear negotiations. - Haaretz, citing a Middle East source.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- "Iran enters diplomacy with open eyes and a steady memory of the past year.
We engage in good faith and stand firm on our rights.

Commitments need to be honored. Equal standing, mutual respect and mutual interest are not rhetoric—they are a must and the pillars of a durable agreement," - Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Omani media reports the start of talks between the US and Iran were delayed by an hour and a half.

They are now scheduled to start in 20 minutes from now.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲 - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has finished meeting with his Omani counterpart Badr bin Hamad.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper has arrived in Muscat, Oman.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡️- CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper will join negotiations between the United States and Iran. - WSJ.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡️- Negotiations between the United States and Iran have begun.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad is currently meeting Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

The format of the US-Iran talks are indirect.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- "The presence of US military officials [CENTCOM Commander] in Muscat threatens nuclear talks," - An Iranian diplomat tells Reuters.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- The first-round of US-Iran talks have ended.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- "Foreign Minister Badr Bin Hamad held separate consultations this morning with both the Iranian and American delegations.

We reiterate the Oman's commitment to continue supporting dialogue and rapprochement between the parties, and to work with various partners to reach political solutions," - Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Iranian outlet IRNA reports Araghchi told the American side nuclear enrichment rights on Iranian soil is not up for discussion.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- US delegation has left the venue for the US-Iran talks in Muscat, AP reports.

🇵🇰⚡- BREAKING: Explosion at Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque, southeastern Islamabad, has left 12 dead, and many more wounded.

Emergency rescue teams are on site, with the death toll expected to rise.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Bin Hamad is meeting with Iran's Abbas Araghchi for a second round of talks, to pass on the messages from Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

🇬🇧⚡- Six British F-35s have departed from RAF Marham, along with two tankers, indicating possible long-range deployment.