The United States and Iran are preparing for high-level talks in the coming days amid ongoing diplomatic and military tensions. Both sides have expressed willingness to engage, though logistical details—including the venue and format—are still being finalized. Iranian officials have proposed moving the meeting from Istanbul to Oman and holding strictly bilateral talks, while the U.S. maintains that discussions are expected to proceed this week. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized that any negotiations must be conducted with “dignity, prudence and expediency.”
The diplomatic push comes against a backdrop of escalating military incidents. On Tuesday, a U.S. F-35C shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone near the USS Abraham Lincoln, while Iranian drones conducted surveillance missions in the region. Tensions extended to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian vessels and a drone approached a U.S.-flagged oil tanker, prompting intervention by the USS McFaul and U.S. Air Force support. Both sides offered differing accounts of these encounters.
Israel, skeptical of Iran’s intentions, has signaled it may insist that any deal requires Iran to abandon nuclear ambitions, halt ballistic missile development, and stop supporting armed groups seen as hostile proxies. Israeli officials also emphasized that military options should remain on the table if diplomacy fails. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed Türkiye’s readiness to mediate between Washington and Tehran, opposing any action that could escalate regional conflict.
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