This is a BS story: "Exclusive: U.S. glossed over Oman's human rights record during Iran talks"

As if before the talks, the US was paying attention to human rights violations in the Sultanate. And as if, the US pays attention to human rights violations in neighboring Gulf countries. " As the United States negotiated this year’s nuclear pact with Iran, the State Department quietly agreed to spare the Gulf sultanate of Oman from an embarrassing public rebuke over its human rights record, rewarding a close Arab ally that helped broker the historic deal."