00:00Iran and the United States are holding talks in Oman today on Tehran's nuclear program
00:05as regional tensions remain high and concerns over a wider conflict continue to grow.
00:11The scope of the discussions remain contested,
00:13with Washington saying it wants negotiations to extend beyond nuclear issues
00:18to include Iran's missile program, its support for regional proxies and human rights concern.
00:24Tehran, however, insists the talks in Muscat focus strictly on nuclear matters.
00:28The meeting will bring together Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakji
00:32and the US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, according to officials on both sides.
00:37Iran says it is seeking what it describes as a fair and dignified nuclear agreement
00:42while warning it would respond forcefully to any military strike against its territory.
00:47Those warnings come amid mounting concern that US President Donald Trump could authorise military action
00:53as the United States strengthens its naval presence near Iran.
00:56Analysts caution that the divide between the two sides remains deep,
01:01raising the risk of confrontation rather than compromise.
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