Two top Biden administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian counterparts this week in an effort to avoid escalating regional attacks, news website Axios reported on Friday.
The talks, involving President Joe Biden’s Middle East adviser Brett McGurk and acting US envoy to Iran Abram Paley, marked the first round of discussions between the US and Iran since January when a similar round of talks was held in Oman, said Axios.
According to Axios “the talks focused on clarifying the consequences of actions by Iran and its proxies in the region and to discuss US concerns regarding the status of Iran’s nuclear program”.