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US President Donald Trump previously warned that Israel or America could carry out airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities if negotiations failed — and some American personnel and their families have begun leaving the region over the tensions ...
The sixth round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks will be held on Sunday in Muscat, the Omani foreign minister said on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that Tehran would not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
The announcement by Oman's foreign minister comes as the U.S. is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East.
"I am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks will be held in Muscat this Sunday the 15th," Bad Albusaidi, the country's foreign minister said on social media.
US-Iran nuclear negotiations face a critical delay due to a scheduling dispute, amid growing tensions over uranium enrichment, sanctions, and looming IAEA censure.
Oman's foreign minister announced on Thursday that the sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks would take place on Sunday in Muscat.
The US and Iran have been negotiating a nuclear deal for around two months, with Oman mediating. They have held five rounds of talks.
The United States and Israel are seeking to turn nuclear talks into a "strategic trap" for Iran, Iranian lawmakers said in a statement on Tuesday, days before a planned sixth round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks.