Iran and the United States were preparing for talks on Friday in Oman, with Washington looking to see if there was any prospect of diplomatic progress on the Iranian nuclear programme and other issues while refusing to rule out military action

DUBAI: Iran and the United States started high-stakes negotiations via Omani mediation on Friday (Feb 6) to try to overcome sharp differences over Tehran's nuclear programme, while a dispute over

Tehran said the indirect discussions in Oman have ended with a broad agreement to maintain a diplomatic path.

‘They don’t want us to hit them, we have a big fleet going there,’ said Trump yesterday, referring to the aircraft carrier group he has repeatedly called an ‘armada’.

US said to want Tehran to show up to next meeting, expected in next few days, with tangible concession on nuclear issue; Israeli official sees deal unlikely

Iran says a round of talks in Oman with the United States was a good start as the two sides look to overcome a "wall of mistrust" to bring down rising tensions that have sparked fears of a major military escalation in the Persian Gulf.