DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran and the United States are set to hold high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday over Tehran’s nuclear program, but a dispute over the agenda suggests progress will be hard won amid the threat of a regional Middle East war.While both sides have signaled readiness to revive diplomacy over Tehran’s long-running nuclear dispute with the West, Washington wants the talks to cover Iran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missiles, support for armed groups around the region and its “treatment of their own people,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.Iran has said i

Nuclear talks are expected to take place

Iran wants talks with the US to stabilise before inviting regional nations to join, as Trump sends mixed messages.