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The talks had been set for Istanbul, with foreign ministers from Egypt, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also expected to attend.
Tehran is now asking for an alternate location: Oman, the small Gulf sultanate that has previous hosted talks between the US and Iran.
And it has requested the scope of the discussions be limited to the nuclear issue. The US has said its demands for Iran extend beyond an end to its nuclear program to curbing its ballistic missiles and ending support for regional proxy groups.
What the changes &mdash first reported by Axios &mdash portend for the diplomatic efforts wasn&rsquo t immediately clear. Already, some American officials had privately warned that Iran may be using diplomacy to play for time in preventing military action.
US carrier shoots down Iranian drone as tensions escalate and diplomatic talks hit a snag | CNN Politics
A US aircraft carrier shot down an Iranian drone that &ldquo aggressively approached&rdquo the ship in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday hours before two gunboats operated by Iran&rsquo s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps approached a US-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to board and seize the ship, according to a US military spokesman.
The two incidents occurred days before US and Iranian officials are due to meet Friday for diplomatic negotiations meant to avert a military clash.
In the first incident on Tuesday, US forces shot down an Iranian drone &ldquo as the unmanned aircraft aggressively approached&rdquo the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which was transiting the Arabian Sea about 500 miles from Iran&rsquo s southern coast, said Capt. Tim Hawkins, a US Central Command spokesman.
&ldquo The Iranian drone continued to fly toward the ship despite de-escalatory measures taken by US forces operating in international waters,&rdquo Hawkins said. An F-35C fighter jet from the Lincoln shot down the drone to protect the carrier and its personnel, he said.
&ldquo No American service members were harmed during the incident, and no U.S. equipment was damaged,&rdquo Hawkins said.
State-affiliated Tasnim News Agency also reported Tuesday that Iran lost contact with an IRGC drone while it was on a &ldquo reconnaissance, surveillance and filming&rdquo mission over international waters of the Arabian Sea.
The drone had &ldquo successfully transmitted its surveillance and reconnaissance footage&rdquo to its operators at the IRGC command center before it was lost, the agency quoted an informed Iranian source as saying. &ldquo The reason for this loss of contact is being investigated, and details will be announced once it is confirmed.&rdquo
Hours after the drone encounter, two Iranian gunboats approached the M/V Stena Imperative &mdash a chemical tanker operated by Americans flying under the US flag in the Strait of Hormuz &mdash passing the ship three times at high speeds as an Iranian Mohajer drone also flew overhead, said Hawkins. During one of their passes, the Iranians threatened via radio call that they would board and seize the tanker. The tanker was in international waters, Hawkins said.
US military forces operating in the area responded when they learned of the Iranian threats. The USS McFaul destroyer escorted the tanker away from the area along with defensive air support from the US Air Force, Hawkins added. The situation de-escalated as a result.
Hawkins said the Iranian behavior was an example of the Iranians&rsquo &ldquo unprofessionalism and aggressive behavior&rdquo that increases the risk of miscalculation for vessels operating in the area and said their &ldquo harassment&rdquo in international waters won&rsquo t be tolerated by the US.
The incidents come as President Donald Trump has been weighing a major strike on Iran amid discussions about limiting that nation&rsquo s nuclear program and ballistic missile production.
Talks between the US and Iran planned for later this week hit a snag Tuesday after Tehran requested they be relocated, that regional participants be excluded, and that the discussions&rsquo scope be limited to the country&rsquo s nuclear program, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that the meetings, led on the US side by special envoy Steve Witkoff, are &ldquo still scheduled as of right now, but of course the president has always a range of options on the table, and that includes the use of military force.&rdquo
In the last week the US military has accelerated a buildup of military hardware in the Middle East, deploying the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the region along with three guided-missile destroyers and the carrier air wing, which includes squadrons of F/A-18E Super Hornet fighters, F-35C Lightning II fighters, and EA-18G Growler electronic warfare jets.
The Navy also has three destroyers &mdash the USS McFaul, the USS Delbert D. Black, and the USS Mitscher &mdash in the region separate from the carrier strike group.
The new demands by Iran could complicate efforts by Middle Eastern allies of the United States to broker a diplomatic solution to sky-high regional tensions.
ysh2006 ( Date: 03-Feb-2026 05:30) Posted:
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Just talk no use : Hamas and Israeli talk untill cow go back also no result...
trader1970 ( Date: 29-Jan-2026 09:10) Posted:
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Always like that Trump maybe want to repeat the tactics of Japan during WWII.
trader1970 ( Date: 30-Jan-2026 10:02) Posted:
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Perfect Storm ! Oils will up further ? US$ 70 coming?
tec96157 ( Date: 29-Jan-2026 22:17) Posted:
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Given Trump past milititary actions, it wouldnt be surrpised to see him order an attack on Iran over the weekend given the " masssive Armada" are already positioning in the gulf water awaiting for his order. If US were to attack Iran:
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Oil & Global Markets (per CGBT)
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Iran controls critical chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly 20% of the world&rsquo s oil and a large share of LNG flows. -
A military conflict could disrupt this passage &mdash or Iran might threaten or attempt to block it &mdash sending crude oil prices sharply higher (experts suggest spikes toward $100&ndash $150 per barrel or more in severe scenarios).
.....piscesmonkey ( Date: 29-Jan-2026 22:18) Posted:
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Bremt 70.40
tec96157 ( Date: 29-Jan-2026 22:17) Posted:
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cruel oil up $66 liao... RH sure go at least 0.20 💪 💪 💪
trader1970 ( Date: 29-Jan-2026 09:10) Posted:
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Get ready for Oil & gas play .... Engine moving soon ?...
Monday,, gap up all the way 0.2 ,, 0.205 ,,
guiren ( Date: 24-Jan-2026 15:24) Posted:
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Brent Mar 2026
65.88
tec96157 ( Date: 24-Jan-2026 13:04) Posted:
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