Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to head to the venue for talks with the US representative, Iranian state TV reported adding that the delegations will be in separate rooms, with Omani officials relaying messages between them.
Two senior Iranian political figures warned that internal disunity and vested domestic interests could undermine negotiations with the United States, as officials from both sides resume contacts in Oman.
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Tehran’s stock market rallied Saturday morning ahead of a new round of negotiations with the United States in Oman.
“Capital markets experienced a marked uptick on April 11,” wrote EghtesadNews, which said the benchmark index rose by 15,000 points during the first half of trading.
The reform-leaning Donya-e-Eqtesad newspaper suggested that hopes for easing pressure on Iran’s currency were helping lift sentiment.
“Some projections indicate that if positive news comes out of the talks, the dollar might even fall below 900,000 rials,” the paper said.
“Such a scenario would shift momentum toward Tehran’s stock exchange.”
The last known direct negotiations between the two governments were under President Barack Obama.
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