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epa12017450 Iranian soldiers walk next to a huge banner carrying a sentence reading in Persian 'Stay steadfast on this path' in a street, in Tehran, Iran, 08 April 2025. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on 08 April that top Iranian and US officials will hold indirect negotiations in Oman on 12 April.  EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iranian soldiers in Tehran on April 8. Talks between American and Iranian officials are due to take place in Oman on April 12.

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LONDON – Designed to stop Iran’s attempt to become a nuclear power, talks between American and Iranian officials are due to take place in the Gulf state of Oman on April 12.

“We have a very important meeting on Saturday, at almost the highest level.” That is how US President Donald Trump has described the talks.

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