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Iran says indirect talks between US and Iranian officials have ended “for now” in Oman after weeks of escalating tensions and fears of a military confrontation between the two countries.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to the Omani capital Muscat for the discussions, while United States President Donald Trump’s advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner took part.

An Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson says the goal of the meeting was to reach “a fair, mutually satisfactory, and honourable agreement regarding the nuclear issue”.

The exact topics of discussion remained unclear as the Trump administration has been pushing for issues beyond Iran’s nuclear programme to be on the table, despite clear opposition from Tehran.

The US has told its citizens to leave Iran immediately amid talks over the future of Tehran’s nuclear programme...

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The US military aircraft, ships and drones we’ve tracked in the Gulf

published at 14:24

14:24

Thomas Copeland

BBC Verify Live journalist

We’ve been reporting today on the arrival of more US military hardware in the Middle East, as diplomatic tensions between Iran and the US remain high. Here’s a recap of what BBC Verify has been tracking over the last week:

The team has analysed satellite imagery showing that a dozen F-15 fighter jets, an MQ-9 Reaper combat drone and several A-10C Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft have arrived at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

We’ve followed a guided-missile destroyer ship, USS Delbert D Black, as it sailed through the Suez Canal in Egypt from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and a US Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone operating over the Gulf last week.

And alongside the E-11A communications aircraft we reported on earlier, we’ve also kept tabs on P-8 Poseidon and E-3G Sentry surveillance and reconnaissance planes that have also been moved into the region

Meanwhile, BP stock edged lower, down more than 2% before the stock market open Thursday. It is in a buy zone after breaking out a week ago from a 37.64 buy point.

BP enters the stock market on Thursday about 4% above that buy point and reports fourth-quarter earnings next week. Analysts predict quarterly profit growing more than 36% to 60 cents per share while revenue is forecast to decline 6.2% to $42.89 billion, according to FactSet.

Oil stocks have generally moved higher to begin 2026 amid the ongoing news cycle around President Donald Trump and Venezuelan oil.

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The Shahed-139 drone was shot down by an F-35C from the Lincoln, which CENTCOM said was sailing about 800km (500 miles) from Iran’s southern coast.

CENTCOM said the drone “aggressively approached” the aircraft carrier with “unclear intent” and it “continued to fly toward the ship despite de-escalatory measures taken by US forces operating in international waters”.

There was no immediate comment from the Iranian authorities on the incident.

The announcement comes as tensions have been easing between Tehran and Washington after US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to attack Iran over a recent crackdown on antigovernment protests.

Feb 2026

The United States military says it shot down an Iranian drone that approached a US aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, amid continued efforts by regional powers to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran.

In a statement on Tuesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson Tim Hawkins said a US fighter jet from the USS Abraham Lincoln “shot down the Iranian drone in self-defense and to protect the aircraft carrier and personnel on board”.

Tanker availability on Middle East routes has thinned, pushing rates higher even before the latest encounter. Last week, prices for crude shipments from the Gulf to Asia jumped sharply and have yet to retreat, as ship scarcity and regional tension continue to weigh on the market.

Iranian naval harassment has a long track record of stopping just short of outright confrontation, while still forcing insurers, traders, and ship operators to price in risk. Even brief encounters like this one are enough to push insurance premiums higher and keep available tankers tied up longer than usual.

Iran’s air defenses may be weakened, but its leverage at sea remains. Fast boats, missiles, and drones give Tehran a way to disrupt traffic in the Strait of Hormuz without crossing the line into open conflict.

Iranian gunboats made a pointed move in the Strait of Hormuz this week, approaching a U.S.-flagged oil tanker in what U.S. and British maritime security sources describe as a failed attempt to interfere with the vessel’s transit. No shots were fired, the tanker continued on its way, and no damage was reported—but the message was unmistakable.

The incident comes as tensions between Iran and the United States simmer just below the boiling point, with Washington continuing to reinforce its military presence in the region and Tehran looking for ways to remind everyone that it still has cards to play. The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes, remains Iran’s most obvious pressure point.

According to maritime security firm reports cited by U.S. media, several Iranian fast-attack craft approached the tanker as it transited the narrow waterway en route to Bahrain. The tanker continued on its route, and the incident did not escalate. But it landed as freight markets were already under strain.

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