Oman announces postponing U.S.-Iran talks for logistical reasons

The fourth round of the Oman-mediated U.S.-Iran talks scheduled for Saturday in Rome has been postponed for logistical reasons, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi said on Thursday, Reuters reports.

 

New dates will be announced upon the agreement among all parties, Al Busaidi said on the social media.

 

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed the postponement on the same day, saying that the new round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States was postponed at the request of Oman’s foreign minister.

 

He also said Iran remains committed to reaching a fair and lasting agreement.

 

The U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said on Thursday that the fourth round of talks is expected to take place in the near future. She also said that the planned talks on May 3 has never been confirmed.

 

Following the postponement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that the scheduled nuclear talks between Iran, Britain, France, and Germany on May 2 would not take place as planned.

 

The first and third rounds of the talks, headed by Araghchi and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, were held in the Omani capital Muscat on April 12 and April 26, and the second one in Rome on April 19.