United States e Iran They made this Saturday in Rome the second round of indirect negotiationswith the mediation of Oman, in an effort to reduce tensions and avoid military confrontation.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, headed the Iranian delegation, while special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, represented the United Statesin the indirect dialogue with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman as an intermediary, he detailed EFE.
At the end of the meeting, I was described “fruitful” the exchange that was extended for about four hours, and in which only the Iranian nuclear program was addressed.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said in an X post that the conversations took place in a constructive environment, and announced that both parties agreed to “continue indirect conversations in a few days at the technical level, followed by another round to their own level next Saturday.”
There Were Useful Indirect Talks Today Between Iran and the United States drivers by Oman Foreign Minister in A Constructive Atmosphere.
The Two Sides AgreeD to continue the indirect talks in few days at Technical Level to Be Followed by Another Round at their own level on …
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Conversations are held in a context of growing international concerns about Iran’s nuclear programafter the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (OIEA), Rafael Grossi, warned that this country is close to having the ability to produce nuclear weapons, which has intensified the pressure to find a diplomatic solution.
Shortly before conversations, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met with Araqchi and Grossi in Farnesina, urging Iran to continue negotiating against nuclear weapons.
For its part, the United States was showing some changes in its position in recent days, after the first conversation developed in Oman.
The United States and Iran had “constructive” conversations and will meet again in a week
Last Thursday, April 17 Donald Trump declared in no hurry to carry out military actions against Iranand even a report on that day of the newspaper The New York Times He claimed that Trump dissuaded Israel to attack Iranian nuclear facilities in the near future, in order to prioritize diplomacy and conversations.
Araqchí said Iran has managed to reach a “better understanding” in nuclear negotiations with the United States, which gives way to “advance to the second stage” with Two new meetings next weekas reported EFE.
