Oman is urging Washington and Tehran to resume nuclear negotiations after Israeli strikes derailed talks, but Iran’s leadership insists that relations with the U.S. are fundamentally adversarial while President Trump touts military success over diplomacy.

As Iran promotes diplomacy in Oman, its nuclear brinkmanship and long record of killing Americans reveal a regime still driven by hardline ambitions cloaked in soft power theatrics.

Iran’s leadership is using militant rhetoric and threats of regional retaliation to delay nuclear peace talks with the U.S., seeking leverage while doubling down on support for armed resistance.