U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Iran’s foreign minister in Oman on Sunday as Tehran prepares a counter-offer to Washington’s stalled nuclear proposal, deepening uncertainty over the region’s security.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Muscat, Oman, on Sunday to discuss Tehran’s forthcoming reply to Washington’s latest nuclear proposal, a U.S. official said late Wednesday.
Tehran announced on Monday that it would soon present its own counter-offer, calling the American plan “unacceptable”, while President Donald Trump insisted that negotiations would continue.
Speaking on a podcast the same day, Trump admitted he was now less confident that Iran would agree to halt uranium enrichment under any future deal.
The president is pursuing a new agreement to curb Iran’s contested enrichment programme and has threatened military action if talks fail. Tehran, however, maintains it has no intention of developing nuclear weapons and seeks atomic energy only for civilian purposes.
During his first term, Trump withdrew the United States from the 2015 accord that limited Iran’s enrichment in return for sanctions relief, reigniting long-standing tensions between the two countries. Tehran accuses Washington of decades of interference, from the 1953 coup against its prime minister to the 2020 drone strike that killed a senior Iranian commander.
Washington counters that Iran’s support for groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis threatens Israel and U.S. interests. These organisations, styling themselves the “Axis of Resistance”, oppose Israeli and American influence in the region.
On Wednesday, Trump said some U.S. personnel were being redeployed from the Middle East because “it could be a dangerous place”. The move comes as nuclear talks stall and U.S. intelligence suggests Israel is preparing potential strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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China will finance the construction of nine border facilities in Tajikistan along the frontier with Afghanistan in a project worth more than $50 million aimed at strengthening the operational capacity of the country’s Border Troops.
The annual pro-Palestinian al-Quds Day march in London, scheduled to take place on Sunday, has been banned by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood following warnings from the Metropolitan Police about the risk of “serious public disorder.”
Tensions in the region remained high on Tuesday (10 March), as the United States and Iran exchanged increasingly sharp warnings, including threats over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global oil supplies.
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Global oil prices reached a four year high on Monday (9 March), surpassing $119 a barrel, as conflict in the Middle East rumbled on. Meanwhile, the Turkish Military said NATO air defence systems destroyed a missile fired from Iran towards the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump called his recent phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin “very good.” The two leaders spoke on Monday about the situation in Iran and other international issues.
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At least six people have died after a bus caught fire in Kerzers, Switzerland, in what police say may have been a deliberate act. Witnesses reported a man inside the vehicle set himself alight. Three others were injured and taken to hospital, while authorities continue their investigation.
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Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was 'lightly injured,' an unnamed Iranian official said on Wednesday, as Tehran and Israel continued to exchange missile and drone strikes - all the latest updates throughout the day on AnewZ.
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