Once again, some of the highest stakes in Middle East geopolitics will be discussed in this quiet coastal city without skyscrapers.Here in Muscat, the capital of Oman nestled against the sheer stone heights of the Hajar Mountains,

The United States and Iran will hold their first serious talks in a decade this weekend. Both sides say they are willing to make a deal, but it is unclear whether their representatives will even sit in the same room.