(260216) -- MUSCAT, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi (R) meets with Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2026. Omani and Iranian top diplomats met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday to finalize preparations for a second round of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, amid high tension in the Gulf and the Middle East. (Ministry of Information in Oman/Handout via Xinhua)