Iran and US to hold more nuclear talks next week, Iranian state media says

By AP 12 April 2025, 5:48 pm

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, pictured in Tehran, Feb. 25, 2025; Steve Witkoff, right, White House special envoy, pictured in Washington, March 19, 2025. (AP Photos Stringer, Mark Schiefelbein)

MUSCAT, Oman — Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state television reports at the end of the first round of talks between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Iranian state TV also says US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi “briefly spoke in the presence of the Omani foreign minister” at the end of the talks, marking direct interactions between the two nations locked in decades of tensions.

American officials did not immediately acknowledge the Iranian reports. The two sides spoke for over two hours at a location on the outskirts of Oman, ending the talks around 5:50 p.m. local time. The talks began at around 3:30 p.m. local time.