Iran requested to move talks from Turkey, Secretary of State Rubio confirms. Rubio laid out what topics needed to be discussed for a "meaningful" result.

A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East today, Washington said, as renewed tensions on the high seas overshadowed plans for nuclear talks.

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 - Meaningful talks between the United States and Iran will have to include Tehran's missile arsenal and other issues, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday, as Tehran said it would only discuss its nuclear programme, not its missiles. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iran is demanding that talks with the U.S. this week be held in Oman not Turkey, and that the scope be narrowed to two-way negotiations on nuclear issues only, a regional source said on Tuesday, casting doubt on whether the meeting will go ahead as planned. Iran's effort ‌to change…

With US warships heading toward Iran, diplomats from the two countries are scheduled to resume high-stake talks at a meeting on February 6. The officials will reopen discussions over Iran's nuclear program, which was disrupted by US strikes on key nuclear facilities last June.

US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to arrive in Israel on February 3 for talks with Israeli officials, two days before a key meeting in Istanbul with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi to jumpstart negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program and tamp down fears of a new war in the Middle East.