[UPDATE-Day #40] Muscat Talks Start Today, US Urges Nationals to Leave Iran

Iran delegation heads to second round of US talks Iran’s delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi headed to talks with the United States to begin a second round of negotiations, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported. IRNA said Araghchi had presented Iran’s initial proposal to Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi during the first round, which was then conveyed to US special envoy Steve Witkoff. The agency said the US side had reviewed Iran’s views and the second round was starting as scheduled. Oman says it mediated ‘indirect’ Iran-US talks in Muscat Oman’s foreign minister held separate meetings with Iranian…