U.S.-Iran nuclear talks to continue next week, high-level meeting set for May 3
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi announced on Saturday that U.S.-Iran nuclear talks will continue next week, with another “high-level meeting” provisionally scheduled for May 3, according to Reuters news agency.
“Core principles, objectives and technical concerns were all addressed” in Saturday’s third-round talks in Muscat, Albusaidi added in a post on X.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff held talks in Muscat through Omani mediators for around six hours, a week after a second round in Rome that both sides described as constructive.
Ahead of the lead negotiators’ meeting, expert-level indirect talks took place in Muscat to design a framework for a potential nuclear deal.
“The expert-level negotiations have reached the stage of detailed specifics and mutual demands … the delegations are returning to their capitals for consultations,” state TV said.
An Iranian official, briefed about the talks, told Reuters earlier that the expert-level negotiations were “difficult, complicated and serious”, without elaborating.
Meanwhile, FM Araqchi told state TV he was “satisfied” with the process and pace of the talks, adding that both sides are demonstrating “seriousness and determination.”
