DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) – Fresh talks between Iranian and U.S. Negotiators to resolve disputes over Tehran’s nuclear program ended in Oman on Sunday with further negotiations planned, officials said, as Tehran insisted in public on continuing uranium enrichment.
Though Tehran and Washington both have said they prefer diplomacy to resolve the
decades-long nuclear dispute, they remain deeply divided on several red lines that negotiators will have to circumvent to reach a new nuclear deal and avert future military action.
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.
Araqchi said the talks were “more serious and more straightforward compared to the previous three rounds”.
“We now understand each other better and hope to make further progress moving forward … Iran’s uranium enrichment must continue, although its scope and level may change,” Araqchi told state TV.
A senior official from President Donald Trump’s administration said Sunday’s “direct and indirect” discussions had lasted more than three hours.
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