Reports indicate a second Iranian drone has been destroyed near the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in the Arabian Sea, only hours after the first confirmed shootdown. Tracking data suggests the aircraft—believed to be a Shahed-129 or Shahed-139—approached close to the carrier’s position before being intercepted,

U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East again are urging restraint from both the United States and Iran as the Trump administration warns of a possible strike and builds up its military presence in the region.

By Parisa Hafezi, Humeyra Pamuk and Idrees Ali DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran is demanding that talks with the U.S. this week be held in Oman not Turkey, and that the scope be narrowed to two-way negotiations on nuclear issues only,

Turkey plans to host high-level talks between the US and Iran on Friday aimed at de-escalating tensions between the two countries.

Turkey is trying to bring U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table to ease tensions and avoid U.S. military action against Iran.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, local media said Monday, after US leader Donald Trump said he was hopeful of a deal to avert military action against the Islamic republic.

Even with US forces poised to strike Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CNN that he was “confident that we can achieve a deal” on Tehran’s nuclear program.