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Senior US official: Progress made in 5th round of Iran talks, but still work to be done
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A senior Trump administration official says that the fifth round of nuclear talks between the US and Iran earlier today in Rome were “constructive.”
“We made further progress, but there is still work to be done,” the official tells reporters in a statement, adding that both sides agreed to meet again “in the near future.”
The US was represented in the talks by special envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff and State Department policy planning director Michael Anton.
The talks lasted over two hours, the official says, adding that they once again had direct and indirect components, which were mediated by Oman.
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