Iran-US talks today

it reported.

The ambassador-level talks will include Iranian security chief Muwaffaq al-Rubaii, IRNA said. It did not provide further details.

The Baghdad talks, which both sides say will focus solely on Iraq, are the first of their kind and a small sign that Washington thinks rapprochement is possible after nearly three decades of animosity.

There is great distrust between the two nations, which are now in dispute over Iran8217;s nuclear programme. The US also accuses Iran of arming and training Shiite militias in Iraq, which Iran denies. Iran says the presence of US troops has stoked the insurgency.