Update 23:55 CEST: The U.S. and Iran have agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday
The United States on Wednesday formally rejected Iran's eleventh-hour attempt to reshape planned nuclear talks, leaving diplomatic efforts to avert military confrontation in the Middle East on the brink of total collapse just two days before negotiators were scheduled to meet.
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