The indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States have long been a diplomatic tightrope walk, fraught with tension, mistrust, and historical baggage.

As indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the US resume in Rome, a review of their past diplomatic engagements offers a sobering reminder of why Iranian officials remain distrustful of the other side.

In a cautiously constructive start, Iran and the US engaged in the first round of indirect nuclear talks in Oman on Saturday. The talks are set to resume next week.

The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad says the Islamic Republic will not engage in negotiations with the United States over its ballistic missile capabilities.

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program is completely transparent and peaceful.

Iran’s interim foreign minister warned that the Islamic Republic will “put Zionists in their place” if they undermine regional stability.

The first international nuclear conference in the central Iranian city of Isfahan aimed to present new and fundamental developments in the field of nuclear science.