The third round of talks in three weeks raised hopes for an Iran nuclear accord, which could avert a new Mideast conflict. President Trump said he believed a deal was within reach.
The third round of talks in three weeks raised hopes for an Iran nuclear accord, which could avert a new Mideast conflict. President Trump said he believed a deal was within reach. The third round of talks in three weeks raised hopes for an Iran nuclear accord, which could avert a new Mideast conflict. President Trump said he believed a deal was within reach.
The third round of talks in three weeks raised hopes for an Iran nuclear accord, which could avert a new Mideast conflict. President Trump said he believed a deal was within reach.
A third round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear activities concluded Saturday after several hours of negotiations, partly in writing, between senior officials and teams of technical experts from both sides.
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said in an interview with Iran’s state television that the talks were “very serious” and focused on details of a potential agreement. He said disagreements remained between Tehran and Washington, but that he was “cautiously optimistic that we can progress.”
Mr. Araghchi said the negotiations would resume next Saturday with Oman continuing to mediate the talks, which include Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and the teams of experts. But while the U.S. negotiators agreed that the talks would continue, no timing was given, according to a senior American official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations.
“The atmosphere of the negotiations was very serious and productive,” he said. “We moved away from some of the larger issues, but it doesn’t mean we have resolved all our differences.”
“We have disagreements on issues large and small,” he added, “but there will be discussions in capitals this week to reduce our differences.”
The senior American official said that next round of talks would be in Europe, with Oman facilitating. The official said the talks lasted four hours, and called them productive.