Iran's top diplomat says he hopes to achieve 'fair and equitable deal' in high-stakes second round of talks on Tuesday.

Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman on Friday, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran’s nuclear program. The

The announcement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday came after hours of indications that the anticipated talks were faltering over changes in the format and content of the talks. U.S. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, sent a blunt warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ahead of the talks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to push Trump at a meeting Wednesday to include Tehran's ballistic missile arsenal in any nuclear deal.

In advance of the second round of talks between the United States and Iran on a nuclear deal, Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has urged Washington to ensure that Tehran relinquishes all of its enriched uranium and is prevented from enriching more.

President Donald Trump met privately with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and says he pushed Israel to back continued U.S. talks with Iran on a nuclear deal.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation left for the Swiss city after the first round of indirect talks took place in Oman last week. Oman will mediate the talks in Geneva, the IRNA state-run news agency reported on its Telegram channel.