CAIRO (Reuters) - Oman's foreign minister confirmed US-Iran talks are set to take place in Geneva on Thursday.
Oman's foreign minister, whose country has mediated talks between the two sides, said the talks are set "with a positive push to go the extra mile towards finalising the deal".
Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his country would not bow its head to pressure from world powers amid nuclear talks with the United States.
"World powers are lining up to force us to bow our heads... but we will not bow our heads despite all the problems that they are creating for us," Pezeshkian said in a speech carried live by state TV.
The Iranian president’s remarks come as President Donald Trump pushed the US to the brink of war with Tehran despite aides urging him to focus more on voters' economic worries.
The US wants Iran to give up its nuclear programme, and Iran has refused and denied that it is trying to develop an atomic weapon.
Trump had suggested that "bad things" would happen if Tehran did not strike a deal within 10 days, which he subsequently extended to 15.