Israel’s security cabinet met in an unexpected emergency session on Thursday, sparking a looming diplomatic offensive in Oman. Talks between Washington and Tehran on Iran’s nuclear program are scheduled to begin in the capital Muscat on Friday.
Israel’s security cabinet met in an emergency session on Thursday ahead of the planned talks between the United States and Iran, an unnamed Israeli official confirmed on Thursday. TASR informs about it according to the report of the DPA agency.
- The Israeli cabinet met due to the US-Iran negotiations.
- Negotiations between Iran and the US will take place in Oman.
- Iran only wants to deal with its nuclear program.
- The US wants to expand the topics to include missiles and human rights.
- Israel fears possible US concessions to Iran.
The Israeli news website Ynet reported that the date of the meeting, which was originally supposed to take place on Sunday, was changed to earlier. According to Iranian sources, negotiations between Tehran and Washington will begin on Friday in the Omani capital of Muscat. An unnamed US official confirmed this for DPA on Thursday.
Content of negotiations
Iran says it plans to limit talks only to its nuclear program, while the US wants to include Iran’s missile program, human rights abuses and its support for armed anti-Israeli groups such as Palestinian Hamas, Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis on the agenda.
The Israeli government expects the talks in Oman to fail, local media reported. However, Ynet reported on concerns in Tel Aviv that US President Donald Trump could make concessions to reach a limited deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
