Iran, US hold pivotal talks in Oman amid deep rifts
(VOVWORLD) - Iran and the United States began high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday over Tehran's nuclear program, but a dispute over the agenda suggests progress will be hard won.
While both sides have signaled readiness to revive diplomacy over Tehran's long-running nuclear dispute with the West, Washington wants the talks to cover other issues such as Iran's nuclear program and its ballistic missiles, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
Iran has said it wants Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss only nuclear issues in Muscat. Tehran said it will engage in the talks "with authority and with the aim of reaching a fair, mutually acceptable and dignified understanding on the nuclear issue".