Xinhua News Agency, May 31, according to Axios, five officials from the United States, Israel, and Europe said that Brett McGurk, senior adviser to US President Joe Biden on Middle East affairs, paid a low-key visit to Oman earlier this month to hold talks with Omani officials on possible diplomatic contacts with Iran on Iran's nuclear program. Three senior Israeli officials claim that the White House is working through the Omani government to find out whether Iran is willing to take measures to limit its nuclear program, ease the situation in the region, and what they want in return. A senior Israeli official said the United States wanted to suspend [some sanctions]. But a spokesman for the White House National Security Council refuted the claim, saying the United States did not discuss an interim agreement, nor did it discuss the lifting of sanctions or the end of safeguards. Three Israeli officials said the Israeli government was concerned that the Biden government might push for a "double freeze" interim agreement with Iran.