Indirect Iran-US talks to continue next week: Iran FM
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has said in a statement that indirect talks with the United States ended in Oman on Saturday with the parties agreeing to continue the talks next week.
Iranian and United States delegations are holding talks in Oman’s capital, Muscat, to discuss the Iranian nuclear program.
The Iranian Foreign Minister said before the talks got underway that Iran is seeking a “fair agreement” with Washington.
“Our intention is to reach a fair and honorable agreement on an equal footing,” Abbas Araghchi said on Iranian state television on Saturday, according to the Middle East Eye.
He said there was “a chance” of reaching a compromise “if the other side” adopts the same position.
Heading an Iranian delegation, Araghchi is in Muscat to hold indirect talks with the US delegation headed by United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
On Saturday morning, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart, Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, conferred on the arrangement for the indirect talks.
The indirect talks are mediated by al-Busaidi.
Negotiations end with no results come out yet
A member of the Iranian negotiating team told local Iranian media ISNA that the process of indirect talks between Iran and Oman has so far been good in general.
The two sides agreed that these talks would continue next week, said a statement of the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued on the telegram channel of the Foreign Ministry.
“It is worth noting that 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 were leaving the venue of the talks,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s statement said.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry also said that “indirect talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America were on the issue of lifting sanctions and the nuclear issue.”
Talks continuing for over two hours, to go on in coming hours
About 2 hours have passed since the indirect talks between Iran and the United States, and the talks are expected to continue in the coming hours, the reported of the national Iranian TV reported from Muscat.
Iran, US negotiations go ahead in positive atmosphere: report
A member of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team has told local media outlet Tasnim news agency that the indirect talks between Iran and the United States are going ahead in a positive atmosphere.
“The atmosphere of indirect talks between Iran and the United States is positive,” the source said.
“Talks between Iran and the United States are continuing. It is unlikely that the talks will continue into tomorrow,” the member of the negotiating team added.
Securing national interests goal of indirect negotiations: Iran FM spox
“Securing our national interests is the goal of indirect negotiations,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on the sidelines of the indirect talks between Iran and the US in the Oman capital on Saturday.
Araghchi will not be taking any photo with Witkoff during the talks
Aljazeera has cited the Iranian national television as reporting that Araghchi will not be taking any photo opportunities with Trump’s envoy Witkoff during the talks.
Iran indirect talks with United States kicks off in Muscat
Iran indirect talks with United States kicks off in Omani capital Muscat, a report by the Iranian English TV channel Press TV has said.
Our goal is to reach a fair agreement: Top Iran negotiator
The head of the Iranian negotiating team Foreign Minister Araghchi told national Iranian TV just before the talks start saying that Tehran wanted a “fair agreement”.
“Our intention is to reach a fair and honourable agreement from an equal position, and if the other side also comes from the same position, then hopefully there will be a chance for an initial understanding that will lead to a path of negotiations,” Araghchi said.
He added that the team that came with him was made up of experts “knowledgeable in this particular field and who have a history of negotiating on this issue”.
Araghchi said the talks were “indirect” and limited to the question of their nuclear program.
Indirect Iran-US negotiations to begin in minutes
Abbas Araghchi and the accompanying Iranian delegation and the US delegation are going to begin their meeting in minutes, according to the latest reports by the local Iranian media.
The video footage above shows the Iranian delegation departs for the venue of the talks in the Omani capital. The Russia Today has reported that Araghchi arrived at the venue of the talks 10 minutes later than the American negotiator.
US-Iran talks a critical step towards mending ties: Regional media
The US-Iran talks in Oman are seen as a critically important first step to mend ties and restore trust between the US and Iran following the former’s unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, according to Al Jazeera.
“Under these circumstances, the two sides are trying to build a frame upon which they can continue, if possible, their talks for the future – that’s what we can expect for the time being,” said Al Jazeera’s reporter, reporting from Tehran.
