Several allies pushed to keep the talks going after the US demanded discussions on Iran's ballistic missile program, Following intervention by Arab countries and pressure from several US allies, negotiations between the United States and Iran are now expected to proceed, after a brief crisis that led to their postponement.
According to a report by Axios, the talks will now take place on Friday at 10:00 a.m. in Muscat, the capital of Oman.
A US source told Axios that several Arab and Muslim leaders were involved in encouraging Washington to go ahead with the meeting. "They asked us to hold the meeting and listen to what the Iranians have to say. We told the Arabs we would hold the meeting if they insisted. But we are very skeptical," the official said. A second US official added that the Trump administration agreed to the meeting "out of respect" for US allies in the region and "in order to continue advancing the diplomatic track."
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