Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday he was ready to travel to Europe for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, with France indicating European powers were also ready for dialogue if Tehran showed it was seriously engaged.

The tension surrounding Iran’s nuclear program has led to a series of important diplomatic moves in recent days. On Thursday, Iran’s foreign minister announced that he was ready to travel to Europe for discussions regarding Tehran’s nuclear activities.

The United States and Iran were to hold a fresh round of technical and high-level nuclear negotiations in Oman on Saturday, after both sides reported progress in previous meetings.