U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has agreed to hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday in the Gulf state of Oman, according to U.S. news site Axios on Tuesday.
Currently, both sides are still consulting on whether to allow other Arab and Muslim countries in the region to join the discussions in Oman.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed on Tuesday that the Iranian side is discussing the location of the nuclear talks with the U.S..
In another development, Ali Shamkhani, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, told Lebanese media on Monday that Iran could reduce the enrichment of uranium but would not transfer it abroad, reiterating the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program.
Shamkhani reaffirmed Iran's consistent position in previous talks that the country "does not seek nuclear weapons, will not seek a nuclear weapon and will never stockpile nuclear weapons, but the other side must pay a price in return for this."
He also mentioned that the quantity of enriched uranium in Iran is currently unclear, as some is buried under rubble [of nuclear facilities following U.S. airstrikes in June 2025], and has not been extracted due to the high risks involved.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that he had instructed his top diplomat to “pursue fair and equitable" negotiations with the U.S.
Nuclear talks between U.S., Iran expected to take place in Oman on Friday: reports
One month on from the U.S. military strikes that battered Venezuela, reconstruction crews have begun repairing destroyed homes and public infrastructure that was hit in the attacks which shocked the world.
The U.S. government carried out the bombings on Caracas and other localities in Venezuela in the early hours of Jan. 3, and forcibly captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife before placing them into custody in New York. The operation resulted in at least 100 fatalities, according to the official tally, while the nature of the attacks received widespread condemnation from the international community and sparked serious concerns worldwide.
The strikes hit residential neighborhoods such as La Boyera in eastern Caracas, where residents recalled being jolted awake by powerful nighttime explosions.
"It was right under that tree that the missile exploded. The blast blew away all the fencing, and then another explosion happened. All the bamboo from here to there caught fire, and that tree, you can see what's left of it now," said Elena Berti, a local resident.
As the Venezuelan government has deployed crews to repair homes and public facilities, residents say the sight of reconstruction crews has brought a sense of relief and a glimmer of hope following the incident.
"We have seen swift and effective responses, from on-site inspection to damage assessment and repair. All the work has been handled with great professionalism. Honestly, after the terror of that night, seeing the damaged houses being restored step by step now makes me feel like life is starting over again," said another resident, Monica Cabrera.
Rebuilding work continues in Venezuela one month on from US strikes
