U.S. envoy plans to meet Iran's foreign minister on Sunday, U.S. official says: Reuters

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff plans to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi successful Oman connected Sunday and discuss Iran's effect to a caller American connection for a atomic deal, a U.S. authoritative said precocious connected Wednesday.

Iran said connected Monday it will soon hand a counter-proposal for a atomic woody to the United States successful effect to a U.S. connection that Tehran deems "unacceptable," portion U.S. President Donald Trump said talks would continue.

Trump told a podcast on Monday helium was little assured that Iran will hold to halt uranium enrichment successful a atomic woody with Washington.

Trump has been seeking a caller atomic woody to spot limits on Iran's disputed uranium enrichment activities and has threatened the Islamic Republic with bombing if nary statement is reached.

Iran has agelong said it has nary plans to make atomic weapons and is lone funny successful atomic powerfulness procreation and different peaceful projects.

During his archetypal White House term, Trump withdrew the U.S. from a 2015 woody between Iran and satellite powers that placed limits connected Tehran's uranium enrichment thrust successful speech for alleviation from planetary sanctions.

Uneasy relations between Iran and the U.S. spell backmost decades. Tehran says Washington has interfered successful its affairs, citing events ranging from a 1953 coup against a premier curate to the 2020 sidesplitting of its subject commandant successful a U.S. drone strike.

Washington cites Iran's backing of militant groups successful the Middle East including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah successful Lebanon and the Houthis successful Yemen to accidental that Iran poses a menace to U.S. state Israel and Washington's interests successful the region.

The militant groups picture themselves arsenic the "Axis of Resistance" to Israeli and U.S. power successful the Middle East.

Trump said connected Wednesday U.S. personnel were being moved retired of the Middle East because "it could beryllium a unsafe place."

The determination by the U.S. to evacuate immoderate unit comes astatine a volatile infinitesimal successful the region. Trump's efforts to scope a atomic woody with Iran appear to beryllium deadlocked and U.S. quality indicates that Israel has been making preparations for a onslaught against Iran's atomic facilities.