Fresh talks between Iranian and US negotiators to resolve disputes over Tehran’s nuclear programme ended in Oman on Sunday with further negotiations planned, officials said, as Tehran insisted in public on continuing uranium enrichment.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the latest round of “indirect talks was difficult but useful to better understand each other’s positions.
In a post on the X platform, he added that the time and venue of the next round of negotiations would be announced by Muscat.
A senior official from President Donald Trump’s administration said “direct and indirect” discussions had lasted more than three hours.
“We are encouraged by today’s outcome and look forward to our next meeting, which will happen shortly,” the official said.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff held the fourth round of talks in Muscat through Omani mediators, despite Washington taking a tough stance in public that Iranian officials said would not help the negotiations.
The fourth round of talks took place ahead of Trump’s Middle East visit. Trump, who has threatened military action against Iran if diplomacy fails, has restored a “maximum pressure” campaign on Tehran since returning to the White House in January.
