US and Iran Engage in Indirect Nuclear Talks in Oman Amid Rising Tensions

"...high-stakes..."

"...threat of another Middle East war looming..."

"...bloody Iranian crackdown on mass anti-regime protests..."

"...ratcheting up pressure on the Islamic Republic..."

"...Tehran's leadership remains deeply concerned..."

"...deeply concerned..."

"...harshly..."

"...harsh crackdown..."

"...bloody crackdown..."

"...brutal crackdown..."

"...mass anti-regime protests..."

"...thousands of deaths..."

"...true toll may be far higher..."

"...ratcheting up pressure..."

"...threats to strike Iran..."

"...buildup of forces..."

"...most powerful military in the history of the world..."

"...bad things could happen..."

"...weakest point since its 1979 Islamic Revolution..."

"...military firepower to launch an attack..."

"...force Iran to change its ways..."

"...topple its government..."

"...spark a regional war..."

"...dragging them in as well..."

"...threat is real..."

"...shot down an Iranian drone..."

"...attempted to stop a US-flagged ship..."

"...warned it would respond harshly..."

"...striking Israel as well as US targets..."

"...cautioned neighboring countries..."

"...firing line..."

"...military conflict is more likely than not..."

"...challenge of having to navigate Iran's red line..."

"...avert future military action..."

"...launched hundreds of ballistic missiles..."

"...killing 32 people and wounding thousands..."

"...flatly ruled out talks..."

"...one of the country's most advanced long-range ballistic missiles..."

"...vast underground missile complexes..."

"...willing to show flexibility..."

"...handing over 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium..."

"...accepting zero enrichment..."

"...solution..."

"...insists that its right to enrich uranium is non-negotiable..."

"...consistently denied seeking to acquire nuclear weapons..."

"...enriched uranium to levels that have no peaceful application..."

"...obstructed international inspectors..."

"...expanded its ballistic missile capabilities..."

"...taken steps toward weaponization..."

"...influence throughout the region has been severely weakened..."

"...attacks on its regional terror proxies..."

"...Axis of Resistance..."

"...ouster of Iran's close ally..."

"...deeply concerned..."

"...ratcheting up pressure..."

"...threats to strike Iran..."

"...buildup of forces..."

"...most powerful military in the history of the world..."

"...bad things could happen..."

"...weakest point since its 1979 Islamic Revolution..."

"...military firepower to launch an attack..."

"...force Iran to change its ways..."

"...topple its government..."

"...spark a regional war..."

"...dragging them in as well..."

"...threat is real..."

"...shot down an Iranian drone..."

"...attempted to stop a US-flagged ship..."

"...warned it would respond harshly..."

"...striking Israel as well as US targets..."

"...cautioned neighboring countries..."

"...firing line..."

"...military conflict is more likely than not..."

"...challenge of having to navigate Iran's red line..."

"...avert future military action..."

"...launched hundreds of ballistic missiles..."

"...killing 32 people and wounding thousands..."

"...flatly ruled out talks..."

"...one of the country's most advanced long-range ballistic missiles..."

"...vast underground missile complexes..."

"...willing to show flexibility..."

"...handing over 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium..."

"...accepting zero enrichment..."

"...solution..."

"...insists that its right to enrich uranium is non-negotiable..."

"...consistently denied seeking to acquire nuclear weapons..."

"...enriched uranium to levels that have no peaceful application..."

"...obstructed international inspectors..."

"...expanded its ballistic missile capabilities..."

"...taken steps toward weaponization..."

"...influence throughout the region has been severely weakened..."

"...attacks on its regional terror proxies..."

"...Axis of Resistance..."

"...ouster of Iran's close ally..."