The US and Iran held ‘indirect talks’ in Oman this week on preventing the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, the Axios news outlet reported, citing sources, Paralel.Az reports.

According to it, National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk and Acting US Special Envoy for Iran Abram Paley took part in the consultations from the US side. It is not known who participated in the consultations from the Iranian side, the news outlet added. According to it, the consultations were devoted to discussing the possible "consequences of Iran and its proxies" in the region, as well as "US concerns about Tehran's nuclear program."