Iran Says It Will Start Nuclear Talks With US This Weekend

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Photographer: Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images

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Iran said it will start high-level talks with the US in Oman this weekend, confirming Donald Trump’s announcement that they’ll discuss the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.

“The talks will be held on Saturday in Oman,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday, adding that sanctions relief was Iran’s main goal. “They will take place in an indirect format, and we don’t accept any other method of negotiation.”