The United States informed Iran on Wednesday that it would not accept Tehran’s attempts to change the location or structure of talks set for Friday, according to a U.S. official familiar with the discussions.
"We told them it is this or nothing, and they said, 'Ok, then nothing'," the Axios website quoted an unnamed senior U.S. official as saying.
The report came after Iranian media said the indirect talks between Iran and the U.S. are set to take place on Friday in Oman’s capital Muscat, with discussions expected to focus on Tehran’s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions.
The nuclear talks between the two countries were originally scheduled to take place in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Per Axios, the official said that if the Iranians are willing to go back to the original format, the U.S. is ready to meet this week or next week.
