Iranian and United States delegations held indirect talks in Oman’s capital, Muscat, to discuss the Iranian nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions.
The head of the US delegation was the country's Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, while the top Iranian diplomat Abbas Araghchi headed the Iranian negotiating team.
The indirect talks were mediated by al-Busaidi, the foreign minister of Oman.
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made a statement following the Tehran-Washington talks in Muscat while talking to the national Iranian TV.
"We are seeking an agreement as quickly as possible, though reaching a deal that will not be easy," Araghchi said.
Araghchi added that "We met [the] US delegation within normal diplomatic framework."
"Next round of Tehran-Washington negotiations will be held next Saturday," he also noted.
"We will discuss the general framework of a potential agreement next Saturday," Araghchi continued.
He described the negotiations so far as constructive, telling the national TV there were four rounds of messages exchanged indirectly between Iran and the US during the talks in Muscat.
The top Iranian diplomat posted on his Telegram channel that his delegation had a brief encounter with its US counterpart, headed by Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, after they exited the indirect talks.
"After the end of more than two and a half hours of indirect talks, the heads of the Iranian and American delegations spoke for a few minutes in the presence of the Omani foreign minister as they left the talks," Araghchi said.
The talks began about 330pm local time on Saturday.
The two sides spoke for more than two hours, ending the talks about 5.50pm, Muscat local time.
MNA
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