Oman says new Iran-US nuclear talks postponed

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The latest round of US-Iranian nuclear talks, scheduled for this weekend, has been postponed with Oman’s foreign minister cited “logistical reasons.”

Oman‘s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, whose country is mediating Iran‘s talks with the United States on its nuclear program, said Thursday that the latest round scheduled for this week has been postponed to a later date “for logistical reasons.”

“For logistical reasons, we are rescheduling the US-Iran meeting provisionally planned for Saturday, May 3rd,” he wrote, adding that new dates will be announced when mutually agreed upon.

Saturday’s talks were to take place in Rome, where the Vatican will soon begin the conclave to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis on Wednesday.

What are the US-Iran talks about?

Thetalks aim to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting some of the economic sanctions imposed on Tehran by the United States.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff led the negotiations.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to launch airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear program if a deal isn’t reached.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei issued a statement describing the talks as “postponed at the request of Oman’s foreign minister.”

He said Iran remained committed to reaching “a fair and lasting agreement.”

Meanwhile, a US source familiar with the talks told AP and Reuters that America had “never confirmed its participation” in a fourth round of talks in Rome.

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