The Jerusalem Post reports: “The White House is seriously considering Iran’s proposal for indirect nuclear talks, while significantly increasing U.S. forces in the Middle East in case President Donald Trump chooses to conduct military strikes, two senior American officials told Walla on Wednesday.

Over the weekend, Trump received Iran’s official response to the letter he sent to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei three weeks ago, a senior US official said. While Trump proposed direct negotiations for a new nuclear deal, the Iranians agreed only to indirect talks mediated by the Sultanate of Oman.

The senior US official noted that the Trump administration believes direct talks would have a higher chance of success but does not rule out the format proposed by the Iranians and does not oppose Oman serving as a mediator between the countries, as it has in the past…”