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Iran and US begin high-stakes talks in Oman
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Left: US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Paris, France, April 17, 2025. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP); Right: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. (Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool Photo via AP)
Negotiations between Iran and the United States have kicked off in Oman, Iranian media reports.
The Iranian delegation is being led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff leading the US delegation.
Just before the talks began, Araghchi warned that Tehran was ready to defend itself against “excessive demands or adventurism” by the US.
He told his Omani counterpart that the Islamic Republic would take the “approach of using diplomacy to secure Iran’s national interests.”
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