US and Iran already disagree on nature of talks in Oman

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The United States and Iran are set to begin some form of discussions in Oman this weekend, but the governments have vastly different ideas how the meeting will take place.

Iran insists that these talks will be “indirect” — carried out through third-party mediators passing messages between the U.S. and themselves. However, the U.S., including President Donald Trump himself, maintains that the talks will be “direct.”

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