US and Iran will hold a new round of talks on Tuesday in Baghdad to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Sunday.

"Iraq will host the second round of US-Iranian talks on the 24th of this month," the foreign minister confirmed to reporters.

Zebari also expected that the upcoming talks between the two rivals, following up on the first meeting in May, could achieve "tangible results".

US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker met his Iranian counterpart Hassan Kazemi Qomi on May 28 in Baghdad in an effort to find solutions for Iraqi security problems. However, the landmark meeting ended without substantial achievements.

The US army has frequently accused Iran of arming and training Shiite militia in Iraq, including providing materials of sophisticated armored-piercing bombs. Iran has denied the claims.

(Xinhua News Agency July 23, 2007)