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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Witkoff, top Iran diplomat Araghchi to lead nuke indirect talks Saturday, Tehran says
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will lead talks with Iran on its nuclear program in Oman set to take place Saturday, Iran’s state media reports.
The Iranian side will be represented a team led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi mediating the contacts, according to the report.
Araghchi said earlier that the talks would be held indirectly, tweeting that the meeting “is as much an opportunity as it is a test. The ball is in America’s court.”
Iran and the United States will meet in Oman on Saturday for indirect high-level talks.
It is as much an opportunity as it is a test. The ball is in America's court.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) April 7, 2025
US President Donald Trump announced the negotiations during a White House meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, describing them as direct talks.
The Times of Israel Community.