U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff met Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, following talks earlier in the day between Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Albusaidi, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported. The report also said the U.S. has stepped up the release of military-related information through the media, described as part of a strategy of "negotiations under the shadow of military threats" aimed at shaping public opinion and exerting pressure.