The next round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme will be held in Rome, the Dutch foreign minister and a second diplomatic source said Monday.
The talks will take place in the Italian capital, Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said at an EU meeting. Two diplomats based in Rome confirmed the location and said the talks would take place on Saturday, April 19.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff held a first round of talks on Saturday in Oman, marking the highest-level Iran-US nuclear negotiations since the collapse of a 2015 accord.
Iran’s foreign ministry said Sunday the talks slated for next weekend would remain “indirect” with Omani mediation, and be focused solely on the nuclear issue and lifting of sanction.
Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers in 2018, during his first term as US president.
Saturday’s negotiations came weeks after Trump sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urging nuclear talks while warning of possible military action if Iran refuses.
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