Iran and US inch toward a painstaking return to nuclear talks

For the first time since the U.S. strikes in Iran on June 21, negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program may be set to resume. A meeting is scheduled next week in Oslo between U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to restart talks aimed at reaching an agreement between Washington and Tehran, Axios reported. The exact date of the meeting has not yet been set, and neither side has officially confirmed its occurrence. Still, Witkoff and Araghchi have maintained direct contact since the "12-Day War" between Israel and Iran, which ended on June 23 with a cease-fire brokered by the U.S., with Qatar and Oman acting as mediators, Axios added. More on this US pushing for nuclear deal with Iran, according to CNN Talks are expected to face immediate challenges, beginning with Iran's insistence on...