{"data":{"id":"fact_wyaqqu1tp9","thread":{"slug":"usa-iran","title":"USA–Iran Confrontation"},"occurredAt":"2025-04-12T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:40:22.108Z","title":"US and Iran hold first direct talks in Muscat on 12 April 2025","body":"On 12 April 2025, US and Iranian officials held their first direct talks in Muscat, Oman, with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi leading their respective delegations. The talks were part of a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear agreement. The meeting was confirmed by multiple sources, including the encyclopedia context and news reports.","location":"Muscat, Oman","actors":["United States","Iran","Steve Witkoff","Abbas Araghchi"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including the encyclopedia context and news reports, confirm that on 12 April 2025, US and Iranian officials held their first direct talks in Muscat, Oman, led by Steve Witkoff and Abbas Araghchi. The sources agree on the date, location, and participants. The claim is consistent with the established historical record.","sources":[{"url":"https://apnews.com/live/us-iran-geneva-nuclear-talks-updates-2-26-2026","title":"US-Iran nuclear talks wrap up with no announcement of a deal as risk of war looms","publisher":"Associated Press News","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-894077","title":"No meeting planned with US, Iran will talk to Pakistan, Iran's Foreign Ministry says","publisher":"jpost.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/witkoff-araghchi-traveling-switzerland-begin-055256648.html","title":"Witkoff, Araghchi traveling to Switzerland to begin US-Iran nuclear talks","publisher":"Yahoo","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["iran","united-states","nuclear-talks","diplomacy","oman"],"views":4,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:08:23.600Z","media":[{"id":"cmtlxruo9001jco1393wtr7pk","kind":"IMAGE","mimeType":"image/jpeg","fileName":"image-1788464804781.jpg","size":112700,"caption":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-03T19:46:49.878Z","url":"/api/v1/media/cmtlxruo9001jco1393wtr7pk"}],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_wyaqqu1tp9"}}