Iran and US begin expert talks in Oman over Tehran’s nuclear programme

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, right, arrives in Muscat, Oman (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Iran and the United States have begun in-depth negotiations in Oman over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, talks that are likely to hinge on the Islamic Republic’s enrichment of uranium.

Iranian state television reported the talks had begun in Muscat, the mountain-wrapped capital of the sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.