Tehran Says 4th Round of Nuclear Talks Difficult But Useful, While US ‘Encouraged’

Iran and the United States wrapped up nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday, May 11, with no apparent breakthrough and a public standoff over enrichment, but with both sides confirming plans for future negotiations.

It was the fourth round of the talks that began a month ago, marking the highest-level contact between the two foes since Washington withdrew in 2018 from a landmark nuclear deal during President Donald Trump’s first term.

Both sides had reported progress in the previous three rounds, and on Sunday, Iran said the meeting was “difficult but useful,” while a senior US official said Washington was “encouraged.”

In a post on X, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the talks could help “better understand each other’s positions and to find reasonable and realistic ways to address the differences.” Baqaei earlier said negotiators would push for relief from US sanctions. 

The US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington was “encouraged by today’s outcome and look(s) forward to our next meeting, which will happen in the near future,” without specifying when. (TOI/VFI News) 

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