Senior U.S. and Iranian officials held indirect negotiations in Oman, in which Iran rejected the U.S. demand of ending uranium enrichment inside Iran. U.S. officials have also sought limits on Iran’s ballistic missile program and support for regional proxies, whereas Iran maintains that it will only negotiate over its nuclear activities. Both sides expressed willingness to continue talks. Earlier in the week, Iran had flown a drone at a U.S. aircraft carrier and sent armed vessels to harass a U.S.-flagged oil tanker. The United States was amassing air and naval forces near Iran.