U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday the United States will hold direct talks with Iran this weekend to discuss Iran's nuclear program. The talks between U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior Iranian leader are scheduled for Saturday in Oman.

Expected talks between Iran and the United States would be a late, and perhaps last, opportunity to control Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and avoid war.

Iran's president said nuclear achievements cannot not be compromised and the Islamic Republic does not seek weapons

Weary from long years of biting sanctions and worried about U.S. threats of military action, Iranians have responded to the prospect of talks this weekend with expressions of hope that have boosted their stock market and depressed currency.

Shortly before talks between Tehran and Washington on Iran's nuclear programme, the Iranian president has surprisingly left the door open to US investment in the country. "I see the Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] several times a week.

Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel would be the “leader” of a potential military strike against Iran if Tehran doesn’t give up its nuclear weapons program.

Nuclear talks between the United States and Iran are set for Saturday. President Trump has set a high bar for success.

The United States and Iran are preparing for talks on Tehran's nuclear program in Oman to avert a possible military confrontation that could have devastating consequences far beyond the Middle East. The talks follow President Donald's Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign of toughened sanctions on Iran and a build up of military force in the region.