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What does Iran want from talks with the US?

A collage of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump. [AFP]

Iran and the United States are holding talks on Friday in Oman, with Tehran pushing to focus squarely on its nuclear programme, while Washington's demands go beyond that.

The two foes had held several rounds of Oman-mediated nuclear talks in 2025, but the Iran-Israel war, which saw the United States conduct strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, derailed diplomacy days before a meeting was due.

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