Iran and the United States are set to hold talks in Oman amid heightened military and geopolitical tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Muscat along with senior diplomats, signalling a renewed diplomatic push months after earlier negotiations collapsed following Israel’s 12-day war with Iran in June. During the conflict, the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities, reportedly damaging centrifuges used to enrich uranium, while Israeli strikes weakened Iran’s air defences and missile capabilities. The talks come as Washington assesses Iran’s leadership to be at its most vulnerable since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, following nationwide protests and a violent crackdown by Iranian authorities.