Donald Trump says nuclear talks with Iran ‘going pretty good’

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi prior to negotiations with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat, Oman (Iranian Foreign Ministry/AP)

US President Donald Trump said talks concerning Iran’s nuclear programme were “going pretty good”.

More negotiations are scheduled for next week, according to Iranian state television, after Saturday saw the first round of talks between the two countries since the Obama administration.