US and Iran end latest round of nuclear talks
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Negotiators from the United States and Iran concluded a fourth round of nuclear talks on Sunday in what Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei described as 'difficult but useful.'
According to Baghai, both sides were committed to finding 'reasonable & realistic ways to address the differences' during the three hours of talks on Iran's nuclear programme in the Omani capital Muscat.
Another round of negotiations is planned and will be coordinated and announced by Oman, the spokesman said on social media platform X.
Tehran asserts that it does not seek its own nuclear weapons programme, but categorically rejects the US demand that it abandon its civilian nuclear programme - and in particular its enrichment of uranium.
Oman is mediating between the two countries, which have repeatedly issued military threats against each other in recent years.
Sunday's round of nuclear talks, originally scheduled for May 4 in Rome, had been postponed due to 'logistical reasons.' Experts attributed the delay to differences and initial difficulties in the negotiating positions.
The Sunday talks took place ahead of US President Donald Trump's Middle East trip next week, which sees him visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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