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Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arakji, said he will probably meet with U.S.
envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday in Geneva in the latest negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.
Oman, which has facilitated the talks, confirmed the plan.
Arakji made the comments in a CBS interview in which he also said there was a good chance for a diplomatic solution on the issue.
has built up its military presence in the Middle East to the highest level in decades to back threats of an attack on Iran if negotiations fail.
administration insists that Iran not enrich uranium.
Iran says the program is for peaceful purposes.
while the International Nuclear Watchdog says it has not seen evidence that Iran is building a bomb.
Mike Huckabee made the statements during an interview this week with talk show host Tucker Carlson, released Friday on the Tucker Carlson Network.
During the interview, Carlson points out that the biblical reference refers to land from the Nile to Euphrates rivers, which would encompass entire countries, or parts of them, from Egypt to Saudi Arabia.
Huckabee is a political appointee of President Trump, with no previous experience as a diplomat.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year raised alarm bells in Jordan and other countries by referring to his belief in a greater Israel, which would encompass Israel's neighbors.
Iran's foreign minister said Friday he expected to have a counterproposal ready within days.