INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, but Iran quickly set the record straight, clarifying that the talks would be indirect and mediated by
Oman.As announced by Tehran, Saturday's discussions in Muscat were indeed held indirectly, with Iranian and American delegates in separate
Abbas Araghchi and United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was the only direct contact
the indirect talks and confirmed their Tehran-announced nature without even mentioning Trump's earlier claim, showing a perhaps unwanted
project an image of United States leverage, control, and proactiveness.The second round of the talks, set for April 19th, will also be held
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
