Nournews: Iran’s Foreign Minister has arrived in Rome to take part in the fifth round of indirect talks with the U.S. special envoy for the Middle East, mediated by Oman. The dialogue is expected to be held at 13:00 local time (14:30 Tehran time). This comes as the U.S. has announced a new round of sanctions against Iran. The sanctions have been imposed within the framework of the “U.S. Maximum Pressure” policy and are in contradiction with the diplomatic rhetoric of the U.S.
Foreign Minister Araqchi has so far held four rounds of talks (three in Muscat and one in Rome) with Witkoff indirectly and through the mediation of Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al-Busaid.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, and a number of other diplomats and experts are among the members of the delegation accompanying the Foreign Minister.
Before departing for Italy on Friday, Araqchi wrote on his X account that he was set to travel to Rome for 5th round of indirect talks with the United States.
He said that figuring out the path to a deal is not rocket science: “Zero nuclear weapons = we do have a deal. Zero enrichment = we do not have a deal. Time to decide...”
Nournews/IRNA