Iran pushes for Friday nuclear talks in Oman amid rising tensions with US forces: source

Iran has requested that atomic talks with the United States beryllium held successful Oman connected Friday, a root acquainted with the discussions told Fox News, arsenic Tehran pushes for changes to the operation of renewed negotiations.

The petition comes arsenic Axios reported that Iranian officials are besides pressing to bounds the talks to a bilateral U.S.-Iran format, excluding different Arab and determination countries — a determination that could complicate U.S. diplomatic efforts successful the region.

The State Department has not publically confirmed whether immoderate talks are scheduled oregon what format they would take.

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The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered craft carrier, is shown astatine Naval Air Station North Island successful San Diego, Calif., connected Aug. 11, 2025.  (Mike Blake/Reuters)

Reuters reported Monday that Tehran is examining the anticipation of renewed atomic talks with the United States, with Turkey emerging arsenic a imaginable venue and determination mediators, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, playing an progressive role, aft President Donald Trump said helium was hopeful a woody could beryllium reached to avert subject enactment against Iran.

Trump has reportedly been weighing his options connected a possible military onslaught connected Iran amid wide protests and convulsive crackdowns wrong the country. Trump announced past week that a "massive Armada is heading to Iran," led by the USS Abraham Lincoln craft carrier. 

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that talks betwixt the U.S. and Iran are inactive scheduled, confirming peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff remains engaged successful diplomatic discussions.

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Special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff has been engaged successful diplomatic discussions, White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Oh, look, I conscionable spoke with peculiar envoy Witkoff. And, these talks arsenic of close present are inactive scheduled. President Trump is ever wanting to prosecute diplomacy first, but evidently it takes 2 to tango. You request a consenting spouse to execute diplomacy. And that's thing that peculiar envoy Witkoff is intent connected exploring and discussing," Leavitt said.

Leavitt added that Trump continues to support subject options connected the table.

"As always, though, of course, the president has a scope of options connected the array with respect to Iran. As commandant successful chief, I deliberation they learned that rather good past twelvemonth with the onslaught successful Operation Midnight Hammer, which was wildly palmy and obliterated their atomic capabilities. But those talks volition proceed aboriginal this week arsenic acold arsenic we're concerned. Right now," she said.

The quality comes aft six Iranian gunboats unsuccessfully attempted to halt a U.S.-flagged lipid tanker successful the Strait of Hormuz connected Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported.

President Donald Trump has reportedly been weighing his options connected a possible military onslaught connected Iran amid wide protests and convulsive crackdowns wrong the country.  (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo:MAHSA / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

The information steadfast Vanguard Tech told its clients connected Tuesday that the Iranian vessels were equipped with .50-caliber guns, and they ordered the lipid tanker to crook disconnected its engines and hole to beryllium boarded. Instead, the tanker sped up and was yet escorted to information by a U.S. Navy vessel, according to the Journal.

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In addition, the U.S. subject changeable down an unmanned Iranian drone Tuesday aft it "aggressively approached a U.S. Navy craft bearer with unclear intent," a U.S. Central Command spokesperson told Fox News. No U.S. work members were injured and nary U.S. instrumentality was damaged during the incident.  

Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom and Greg Norman contributed to this report.