Celia Hatton

What really has been discussed, we are not clear about that.

Everything that has come out,

Based on unknown sources, probably mainly have been speculation and part of both sides' attempt to kind of control the narrative.

But we don't know that what exactly has been discussed.

It was expected, for example, here, it was expected that maybe Qatar's prime minister will join this meeting.

He was so vocal saying that this round of negotiation should consider all regional countries first, their role and also their concerns.

So Turkey also was trying to

set up a meeting before Muscat and inviting all these regional countries.

But from Baghdad to Beirut to here in Muscat, regional countries are worried, are worried about escalation because of their own benefit.

And because they are worried that such escalation between the US and Iran this time might be different and might affect entire region.

And

Mr. Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, recently has threatened that this time, and it was for the first time that he used this sentence, saying that this time, if Iran was attacked, the war would be a regional war.

And somehow this was a message to not only the regional country, but also for pro-Iran armed groups, that it was the first time that

Iran's supreme leaders sent such a message.

All these things has made regional countries so worried that they want, for now, de-escalation.

It doesn't mean that if the time comes and if...

For example, Mr. Trump decides to go for war.

These countries wouldn't really work with the U.S.

because they are hosting the U.S.

troops, they are hosting the U.S.