Iran: Indirect talks with US strictly limited to nuclear, sanctions issues
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has emphasized that the indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, hosted by Oman on Saturday, were limited strictly to nuclear and sanctions-related issues.
“If we take the exchange of letters that initiated the process leading to the indirect talks as the basis, there was nothing in it besides the nuclear issue,” Baghaei said in a televised interview on Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Steve Witkoff, the US president’s special envoy for Middle East affairs, led the first round of indirect talks in the Omani capital of Muscat on Saturday.
Both sides described the talks as positive and constructive, with Araghchi saying that the next round is expected to take place on April 19 at the same level.
Earlier, Tehran rejected Washington’s proposal for direct negotiations over US President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign and threats of military action against the Islamic Republic.
Dismissing speculations about the possibility of direct negotiations, Baghaei said such claims are unfounded. “We have previously stated that in a climate of threats, pressure, and intimidation, direct negotiations would not be productive.”
Baghaei also said that the talks will remain indirect and continue under Omani mediation, adding, however, that whether the venue is Oman or elsewhere is under discussion.
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