Several previous rounds of US-Iran talks, at which Iran has rejected US demands to end all nuclear programs, have been held in Oman. US President Donald Trump has expressed his hope that Iran should make a deal with the US on the nuclear issue to avoid more attacks.

Negotiators from Iran and the US will meet again for talks in Oman on Sunday, in a move that may ease growing concerns about an imminent military strike against the Islamic Republic that would likely disrupt energy trading and tanker traffic in the region.