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WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration would like to test whether there can be additional cooperation with Iran on other world issues and sees talks over the war in Syria as the main forum for that, a U.S. official said on Sunday.

GENEVA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A Swiss airforce Dassault Falcon passenger jet landed at Geneva airport on Sunday evening and taxied to stop close to a U.S.

ZURICH, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A Swiss aircraft carrying three U.S. detainees freed by Iran and two family members will land in Switzerland late on Sunday afternoon, then travel on to a U.S. military base in Germany, a Swiss Foreign Ministry statement said.

* Iran seen pivotal in fight against IS, in Syria, Iraq, Yemen

DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Gulf Arab Sultanate of Oman said on Sunday the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran would advance peace prospects for the region and removed the threat of imminent war.

DUBAI/ANKARA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The lifting of sanctions set off scenes of jubilation in Iran's parliament: Supporters planted kisses on the forehead of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and jostled to take selfies.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying Iran's ballistic missile program, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran on Sunday settled a longstanding claim at the Hague, releasing to Tehran $400 million in funds frozen since 1981 plus $1.3 billion in interest, the State Department said.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The departure of three American prisoners from Tehran, released as part of a swap following the lifting of sanctions on Iran was at least partly delayed by a "temporary misunderstanding" about whether two relatives were on the plane.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make a statement at 10:45 a.m. EST (1545 GMT) about Iran, the White House said on Sunday.

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