Trump Frustrated as Oman Foreign Minister Confirms Iran Has No Nuclear Bomb
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia — Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi has revealed significant breakthroughs in recent indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran, including Iran’s commitment to cease stockpiling enriched uranium.
Al Busaidi described the latest negotiation results as major progress. In an interview with CBS News in Washington DC, he stated that a peaceful settlement is now within reach if diplomacy is given room to work.
“If the primary objective is to ensure that Iran can never have a nuclear bomb, I believe we have solved that problem through these negotiations by reaching a very important breakthrough that has never been achieved before,” Al Busaidi said, as reported by Al Jazeera on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
He emphasised that discussions now centre on a “zero stockpiling” policy for enriched uranium, meaning Iran will not retain stockpiles of material that could potentially be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. Without stockpiling, he stated, opportunities to produce a nuclear bomb are eliminated.
“In my view, the most important achievement is the agreement that Iran will never possess nuclear material that can be used to make a bomb,” he said.
The verification process will be conducted thoroughly by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog. Al Busaidi also stated that Iran will reduce its current nuclear material stockpile to the lowest possible level and convert it into fuel. This fuel cannot be reversed to its original form, thereby reducing the risk of re-enrichment. According to him, this approach makes the debate over uranium enrichment levels less relevant, as the focus now shifts to a stockpiling ban.
Regarding the US’s latest demands on Iran’s missile programme, Al Busaidi said Tehran is open to discussing all issues. He hopes that progress in the recent Geneva negotiations will be sufficient to prevent potential US military strikes against Iran.
“We have made very significant progress,” he said, although acknowledging that several details still need to be finalised.
Previously, Al Busaidi also met with US Vice President JD Vance. His statement comes amid mixed signals from US President Donald Trump.
Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of negotiations in Geneva. He stated that Iran should reach a settlement quickly, calling such a move a wise decision.
“We are not entirely happy with how they are negotiating,” Trump said. “They should make a deal; they would be smart if they made a deal,” he added.
Although expressing a preference for a diplomatic solution, Trump also stated that the use of military force remains an option if necessary. Indirect talks between the US and Iran are scheduled to continue on Monday in Vienna, Austria, with Oman again serving as mediator in efforts to formulate a comprehensive agreement package between the two countries.