Three messages from Tehran in just 48 hours — and each directly contradicts the other.
Signal one: On March 1, The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran approached the US through Omani mediators to renew nuclear talks. American officials confirmed the outreach.
Signal two: On the same day, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched two drones toward the Port of Duqm in Oman — the very country mediating the talks. The strike injured a foreign worker and forced the evacuation of 20 crew members from a damaged tanker.
Signal three: On March 2, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, publicly denied that Iran would negotiate with the US when questioned about the WSJ report.