Nuclear Talks Between America and Iran Shift to Oman on Friday

SadaNews - The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to Iran's request to move the location of the nuclear talks from Turkey to Oman. The first round of negotiations is expected to be held next Friday, with the potential participation of Arab and Islamic countries, in a move aimed at reducing tensions between Tehran and Washington.

According to Axios, consultations are still ongoing to determine the participating countries, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is making a series of calls with Turkey, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait.

An Iranian diplomatic source confirmed that the Omani capital Muscat is the most likely venue to host the upcoming talks, praising the efforts of regional countries to find a solution to the dispute with the United States.

For his part, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that the place and time of the negotiations are not complicated issues, confirming that Turkey, Oman, and other countries have expressed their readiness to host the meetings, and called for not exploiting media details for political purposes.

In the United States, President Trump confirmed the continuation of negotiations with Iran, while refusing to disclose the location of the meetings, indicating that there are more than one meeting currently ongoing.

He added that the Iranian side is eager to negotiate after previous attempts failed, expressing hope for reaching an agreement without repeating past crises.

The U.S. envoy Steve Whitehouse also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior military and security leaders, where Netanyahu presented Israel's conditions for reaching an agreement with Iran, including halting nuclear enrichment, removing the enriched stockpile, stopping Iran's missile program, and halting support for its proxies in the region.