US-Iran talks set for Friday canceled, Axios reports
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Planned talks between the United States and Iran scheduled for Friday have been canceled after Washington rejected Tehran’s demands to change the location and format of the meeting, Axios reported.
According to the report, U.S. officials informed Iran that Washington would not agree to altering the original framework of the talks. As a result, the meeting was called off.
U.S. officials warned that the current deadlock could derail the diplomatic track and increase the likelihood that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, turns to military options.
However, a U.S. official said Washington remains open to diplomacy. If Iran agrees to return to the original format, the United States is prepared to hold talks later this week or early next week.
The cancellation comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, with diplomatic channels seen as increasingly fragile despite stated interest on both sides in avoiding further escalation.
