SpaceWar.com reports: “Iran and the United States were preparing for talks on Friday in Oman, with Washington looking to see if there was any prospect of diplomatic progress on the Iranian nuclear programme and other issues while refusing to rule out military action.

The talks — finally confirmed by both sides late Wednesday after uncertainty over the location, timing and format — will be the first such encounter between the two foes since the United States joined Israel’s war against the Islamic republic in June with strikes on nuclear sites.

President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are due to lead their delegations at the negotiations in the discreet Gulf sultanate, which has periodically acted as a mediator between the countries.

‘Iran enters diplomacy with open eyes and a steady memory of the past year. We engage in good faith and stand firm on our rights,’ Araghchi wrote on X ahead of the talks…”