Next round of US-Iran nuclear talks slated to be held in Rome — report

A second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran is expected to take place on Saturday in Rome, the Axios news site reports, citing two sources with knowledge of the issue.

An Israeli official told the news site that US envoy Steve Witkoff briefed Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on the talks, which Israel is wary of supporting.

According to the report, the Trump administration emerged satisfied from the first round of talks in Oman this weekend, which marked the highest-level dialogue between US and Iranian officials in eight years.

The Iranian foreign ministry said earlier today that the next round of talks will remain “indirect,” although Axios reported that Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke Saturday for around 45 minutes, much longer than publicly revealed, and that the White House wants to continue such direct dialogue.