US and Iran Resume Nuclear Talks in Oman Ahead of Trump’s Middle East Trip
Iran and the United States began a fourth round of nuclear negotiations on Sunday in Muscat, Oman, just days before President Donald Trump departs for a regional visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The talks are focused on curbing Iran’s uranium enrichment in exchange for relief from US-imposed economic sanctions.
Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi is mediating the talks, which are expected to include both direct and indirect exchanges. The negotiations are being led by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. While both sides have engaged face-to-face in previous rounds, much of the dialogue has been conducted through al-Busaidi.
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Trump has warned of possible US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites if an agreement is not reached. Iran, for its part, has continued enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels and insists this capability is non-negotiable. “This is a right of the Iranian people that is not up for negotiation or compromise,” Araghchi said before departing Tehran. Witkoff countered that “an enrichment program can never exist in the state of Iran ever again.”
Tensions have escalated since the US withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal, which had capped Iran’s enrichment at 3.67%. Tehran has since increased enrichment to 60%, close to weapons-grade, and regional instability has grown with conflicts in Gaza and recent explosions in southern Iran.
Trump reportedly gave Iran a two-month deadline to strike a deal, which expires this week.
