[UPDATE-Day #38] Iran Talks Should Include All Countries and Issues, Qatar Says

Day #38 – In Brief

• Israel’s N12 News reported, citing two senior US officials, that nuclear talks scheduled for Friday had been canceled after Iran backed away from previously reached understandings. 
• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany is ready to increase pressure on Iran and engage in talks aimed at a swift end to Iran’s nuclear program.
• Iran and the United States are set to hold talks in Oman after Tehran sought a venue change to restrict discussions to its nuclear programme, a regional official told Reuters on Wednesday.
• The United States and Iran were still expected to hold talks this week despite military incidents in the Persian Gulf, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
• Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday said negotiations with Tehran should cover all issues and without excluding any country, after reports that Tehran demanded bilateral talks with the US only on its nuclear file.
• Iran is seeking changes to the venue and format of the talks, including moving them from Istanbul to Oman and limiting the participation of regional countries, according to Reuters and Axios.
• Iran wants upcoming talks with the United States to be limited strictly to nuclear issues and does not want discussions on missiles or support for regional allied groups, Axios reported.
• US forces shot down an Iranian drone near the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea after it approached the vessel, US Central Command said.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
Check back for updates.

[UPDATE] Back to Square #1 – Iran–US talks set for Friday in Oman, US official reports