ROME, Apr 30 (Alliance News): Iran and the United States are set to hold a fourth round of nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed, marking the highest-level engagement in years between the two longstanding adversaries.
The negotiations, mediated by Oman, began on April 12 and are aimed at reviving a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. While the West suspects Tehran is developing nuclear weapons—a claim Iran strongly denies—the discussions have focused on reducing tensions and reinstating commitments.
Araghchi, speaking after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, said Iranian officials would also meet on Friday with representatives from Britain, France, and Germany—all signatories of the 2015 nuclear agreement.
That deal, which required Iran to curb its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief, collapsed after the US withdrew under then-President Donald Trump in 2018.
The talks come amid renewed pressure, with France recently warning that the European signatories may consider reimposing sanctions. Iran’s UN mission rejected such threats, calling them “entirely unacceptable” and warning that “genuine diplomacy cannot proceed under threats or pressure.”
Tensions have risen further since Trump reportedly sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in March, urging a return to negotiations and threatening military action. Now back in office, Trump has reinstated his “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign.
Tehran maintains that discussions must remain focused solely on nuclear-related issues and the removal of sanctions. Both sides reported “progress” in the most recent round held in Muscat.
