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Omani Foreign Minister Confident U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal 'Within Our Reach'
Badr Albusaidi tells 'Face the Nation' that diplomacy can resolve the nuclear issue, warns against military strikes
Published on Feb. 27, 2026
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Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, tells 'Face the Nation' moderator Margaret Brennan that he is confident 'a peace deal is within our reach' between the U.S. and Iran as negotiators meet over Tehran's nuclear program. He says the talks have made substantial progress, including an agreement that Iran will never stockpile nuclear material that could be used to make a bomb.
Why it matters
The U.S. and Iran have been at odds for decades over Iran's nuclear ambitions, with the threat of military action looming. As a mediator, Albusaidi's assessment that a diplomatic deal is within reach could help ease tensions and prevent a potentially devastating conflict.
The details
Albusaidi says the key breakthrough is an agreement that Iran will not be allowed to accumulate or stockpile enriched nuclear material that could be used to build a bomb. He says this, combined with full verification by the IAEA, makes the issue of Iran's enrichment activities 'less relevant.' Albusaidi believes a comprehensive deal could be reached within 3 months, with technical details to be worked out. However, he warns that any military strikes, by either the U.S. or Israel, could derail the diplomatic process.
- Talks are scheduled to resume in Vienna next week at the technical level with the IAEA.
- Albusaidi expects another round of high-level negotiations between the U.S. and Iran within a week.
The players
Badr Albusaidi
The foreign minister of Oman who is serving as a mediator in the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks.
Margaret Brennan
The moderator of 'Face the Nation' who interviewed Albusaidi.
JD Vance
The U.S. Vice President who Albusaidi met with to discuss the nuclear negotiations.
Steve Witkoff
A U.S. negotiator who is expected to meet with Albusaidi in the coming days.
Jared Kushner
A U.S. negotiator who is expected to meet with Albusaidi in the coming days.
What they’re saying
“I am confident, and in my assessment of the way the talks are going, I think there is, really I can see that the peace deal is within our reach.”
— Badr Albusaidi, Omani Foreign Minister (Face the Nation)
“Because if the ultimate objective is to ensure forever that Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, I think we have cracked that problem through these negotiations by agreeing a very important breakthrough that has never been achieved any time before.”
— Badr Albusaidi, Omani Foreign Minister (Face the Nation)
“They will not be able to actually accumulate that material that will enable them to create a bomb--there is no accumulation, so there would be zero accumulation, zero stockpiling, and full verification.”
— Badr Albusaidi, Omani Foreign Minister (Face the Nation)
What’s next
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The takeaway
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