A few hours after they announced their cancellation: Plans to hold a meeting between the United States and Iran in Oman on Friday to discuss a nuclear deal are back on track, after Arab and Muslim leaders exerted urgent pressure on the Trump administration Wednesday evening not to carry out threats to withdraw from the talks.
According to a report on Channel 12, at least nine countries from the region conveyed messages to the White House at the highest levels, including a request that the US not cancel the meeting with the Iranians in Oman.
The talks with the US are scheduled to take place in Muscat, Oman, around 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
A senior American official said: "They asked us to hold the meeting and listen to what the Iranians have to say. We told the Arabs that we would hold the meeting if they insisted. But we are very skeptical about the chances of success.".
Another senior American official said that the Trump administration agreed to hold the meeting with the Iranians "out of respect" at the request of US allies in the region, and "to continue to advance the diplomatic track.".
Earlier, it was reported that the US conveyed to Iran the message that it would not agree to its demands to change the location and format of the talks, which were planned for Istanbul on Friday, and with the participation of representatives from additional countries.
""We told them: 'It's this or nothing.' They said, 'Okay. Then nothing,'" said a senior American official. "We want to get a real deal quickly or people will look at other options.".
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