Next round of Iran and US nuclear talks ‘postponed’

AFP | Tehran

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Iran said yesterday that the next round of nuclear talks with the United States has been postponed, after mediator Oman cited “logistical reasons” for the delay. In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said a meeting in Rome tomorrow between the US and Iran had never been confirmed.

“We expect another round of talks that will take place in the near future,” Bruce said.

Both Iran and the US had reported progress in three rounds of talks on consecutive Saturdays since April 12.

“The next round of indirect Iran-US talks, which were scheduled to be held in Rome on Saturday... has been postponed,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a statement yesterday.

He said the decision had been taken “based on the proposal of the Omani minister”. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi cited “logistical reasons” for the delay.

“For logistical reasons, we are rescheduling the US-Iran meeting provisionally planned for Saturday May 3. New dates will be announced when mutually agreed,” he said on X. Iranian diplomats had also been due to meet in Rome today with representatives of Britain, France and Germany.