
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (iReuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the venue for talks with Iran was still being worked through, saying Iran's government had previously agreed to a format for a meeting on Friday in Turkey but appeared to have changed its mind.
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is ready to attend a meeting on Friday as planned, Rubio added.
"At the end of the day, the United States is prepared to engage, and has always been prepared to engage with Iran," he said in a news conference.