US told Iran on Wednesday that it will not agree to Tehran's demands to change the location and format of talks planned for Friday, Axios reports; US officials considered the request to change the location, but decided on Wednesday to reject it
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- US told them it is this or nothing, and they said, 'Ok, then nothing,'" a senior US official said.
- The official said that if the Iranians are willing to go back to the original format, the U.S. is ready to meet this week or next week.
- "We want to reach a real deal quickly or people will look at other options," the senior official said, alluding to Trump's repeated threats of military action.
- White House envoy Witkoff and Kushner are expected to travel to Qatar on Thursday to discuss the situation with Iran.
- From there, according to the current plan, they are expected to return to Miami and not continue to Oman for a meeting with the Iranians.
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