Iran and the US agree on third round of nuclear discussions
Apr 20, 2025
Rome [Italy], April 20: Iran and the United States have agreed to further nuclear discussions after the second round of negotiations between them in Rome on Saturday.
Negotiations are set to continue on a technical level on Wednesday, and the diplomats plan to meet again in Oman next Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was quoted by the Iranian news agency ISNA as saying.
The second round of talks in Rome was reportedly a four-hour session, and "the negotiations are progressing well," Araghchi said after the meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. The US government has not commented on Saturday's second-round talks so far.
Representatives from Iran and the United States met at Oman's embassy in Rome on Saturday for the second round.
The Iranian negotiating delegation was led by Araghchi.
Ali Shamkhani, a political adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, signalled Iran's willingness to reach an agreement in the nuclear dispute.
"We want a balanced agreement, not surrender," he wrote on X. Shamkhani called for a complete lifting of sanctions, including easing restrictions on foreign investment and an end to threats from Israel and the United States.
Source: Qatar Tribune
