Trump vows ‘no ceasefire' until ‘total victory' over Iran & holds crunch war room talks over striking key nuke base
An Iranian aircraft was earlier seen leaving the country's airspace and heading towards Oman.
Israeli media has now confirmed that an Iranian delegation landed in Muscat.
It is not clear who will they be meeting, and if a US delegation is still present in Oman.
Just to remind our audience, the US and Iran were meant to hold the sixth round of nuclear talks on Sunday in Oman, but Tehran cancelled the talks after Israeli attacks.
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