Oman announced Thursday that scheduled conversations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly expanding atomic programme have been postponed.
Badr al-Busaidi, the Yemeni foreign minister, made the announcement in a message posted on the social media platform X.
For logistical reasons, he wrote,” We are temporarily rescheduling the US Iran meeting for Saturday, May 3rd, for reasons of course.” ” New dates will be announced when they are jointly agreed.”
Al-Busaidi, who has so far mediated the discussions through three sessions, did never provide more details. Times Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, stated in a statement that the discussions were “postponed at the request of Oman’s unusual minister.” He stated that Iran would continue to work toward” a good and lasting deal.”
A source with knowledge of the negotiations with the US negotiators said that America “had not confirmed its contribution” in a third round of discussions in Rome. Yet, the man claimed that the US anticipated the discussions to take place “in the near future.” The people discussed the closed-door discussions with the other person, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Following Pope Francis ‘ passing, the Vatican will soon hold a conference in Rome on Wednesday to elect a new pope. In Muscat, the investment of Oman, two additional round of discussions have been held.
In exchange for lifting some of the severe financial sanctions the US has imposed on the Islamic Republic, which is on the verge of a half-century of hostility, the speaks aim to reduce Iran’s nuclear program. Abbas Araghchi, the Persian foreign minister, and Steve Witkoff, the US Mideast minister, are the leaders of the negotiations.
If a deal isn’t reached, US President Donald Trump has consistently threatened to launch attacks against Iran’s nuclear program. Iranian leaders are getting more and more concerned about the possibility of developing nuclear weapons with their stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade rates.
Tehran’s program was confined by Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement with the universe power. Trump, but, arbitrarily withdrawn from it in 2018, stoking the pressure and years of conflict. The Gaza Strip’s Israel-Hamas conflict even continues to pique the attention of the Middle East as a whole.
The US is also conducting an attack plan under the name” Operation Rough Rider,” which has been targeted Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have long been supported by Iran. Early on Thursday, US defence minister Pete Hegseth issued a warning to Iran about the insurgents.
” We see your Destructive aid to The Houthis. We see your Destructive help. We are certain that you are doing it, he wrote. You were warned, and you know very well what the U.S. Military is worthy of. You may pay the Outcome at our choosing location and time.
An blast rocked an Egyptian port next Saturday, causing at least 70 people to die and more than 1, 000 others to hurt, and the round of discussions included experts who went into the details of a potential agreement.
