Iran on Friday sought support from Russia over a possible deal with Washington over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, ahead of a second round of talks this weekend in Rome. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he briefed his Russian counterpart,

Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday on the eve of a second round of talks with the Trump administration.

Iran has warned the United States that its apparently contradictory statements on nuclear talks put them at risk of falling apart. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment. If the talks fail to reach a deal on Iran's nuclear program,