United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has withdrawn invitation for Iran to participate in Syria peace talks.
The invitation had spurred objections from the United States and the Syrian opposition.
According to Fox News, Ban's original invitation threatened to unravel the meetings later this week in Switzerland.
It is reported that the move comes after Syrian opposition coalition threatened to boycott the talks and Iran refused to accept preconditions.
A spokesman for Ban Ki-moon said the U.N. chief was 'deeply disappointed' by Iran's statements.
