Iran-US talks set for Oman after Tehran pushed for nuclear-only focus – Reuters

The United States and Iran are due to hold talks in Oman on Friday after Tehran requested a change of venue to keep negotiations focused solely on its nuclear programme, a regional official told Reuters on Wednesday.

The official said Iran asked to move the meeting from Turkey to Oman so the talks would be a continuation of previous nuclear negotiations held there, and to prevent the agenda from expanding to issues such as Tehran’s ballistic missile programme.

The regional official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran has insisted from the outset that discussions be limited to nuclear issues, while Washington has pushed to include other topics.

A source familiar with the matter said US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were expected to take part in the talks, along with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Foreign ministers from countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates had earlier been expected to attend, but the regional official said Tehran now wants the talks to be strictly bilateral with the United States.