US Special Envoy to Middle East Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will tried finding a common ground in the negotiations on Saturday after a first round held in Muscat, Oman.
Iran and the United States on Saturday held a 'constructive' second round of indirect nuclear negotiations, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The minister also asserted that the negotiation is moving forward with further meetings planned in the coming week.
US Special Envoy to Middle East Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi tried finding a common ground during four hours of indirect talks at Oman바카라s embassy in the Italian capital, Rome, on Saturday. However, official response from the US side is awaited.
바카라We succeeded in reaching a better understanding on certain principles and goals,바카라 the diplomat was quoted by the semiofficial Tasnim news agency as saying. 바카라The negotiations were conducted in a constructive atmosphere and are progressing바카라, Al Jazeera quoted Araghchi as saying.
According to Iran바카라s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the parties are scheduled hold more indirect, technical-level talks in the coming days, followed by another meeting with senior officials on coming Saturday, April 26.
US President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iran as part of his 바카라maximum pressure바카라 campaign targeting the country. He has repeatedly suggested military action against Iran remained a possibility, while emphasizing he still believed a new deal could be reached by writing a letter to Iran바카라s 85-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to jump start these talks.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei wrote Saturday on the social platform X that Iran 바카라always demonstrated, with good faith and a sense of responsibility, its commitment to diplomacy as a civilized way to resolve issues."
According to The Associated Press, Trump dispatched the letter to Khamenei on March 5, then gave a television interview the next day in which he acknowledged sending it.
He said: 바카라I바카라ve written them a letter saying, 바카라I hope you바카라re going to negotiate because if we have to go in militarily, it바카라s going to be a terrible thing.바카라바카라
A previous letter from Trump during his first term drew an angry retort from the supreme leader.
Witkoff had been in Paris for talks about Ukraine as Russia's full-scale war continues.
Araghchi will be coming from Tehran, Iran, after a visit to Moscow, where he met with officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia, a member of the world powers involved in Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal, could be a key participant in any future deal reached between Tehran and Washington.
According to AP, analysts suggest Moscow could potentially take custody of Iran's uranium enriched to 60 per cent purity 바카라 a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent.
Witkoff in a television appearance suggested that 3.67 per cent enrichment for Iran could be something the countries could agree on which is the exact terms set by the 2015 nuclear deal under U.S. President Barack Obama.
Witkoff later issued a statement underlining something: 바카라A deal with Iran will only be completed if it is a Trump deal.바카라
Araghchi and Iranian officials have reportedly latched onto Witkoff바카라s comments in recent days as a sign that America was sending it mixed signals about the negotiations.
Iran and the US have had a complicated relationship over the years, switching between hostility and cautious diplomacy. A major turning point was the 2015 nuclear deal, where Iran agreed to limits on its nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
However, former US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the deal in 2018, leading to increased tensions between the two countries that still exist today.