AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Iran wants to change venue and format of nuclear talks with U.S.
Iran has demanded changes to the venue and format for negotiations with the U.S . this Friday, two sources with knowledge tell Axios. Why it matters: If the new demands scupper Friday's talks, they risk pushing President Trump off the diplomatic path and toward the military option at a time when he has already assembled enormous firepower in the Gulf. Behind the scenes: The sources said the Iranians were walking back from understandings that were reached in recent days after several countries were already invited to participate in the talks. - The Iranians want to move the talks from Istanbul to Oman. - They also now want to hold them in a bilateral format, only with the U.S., rather than with several Arab and Muslim countries…