New York Times claim on time and location of next round of Tehran-Washington talks
The New York Times, citing a U.S. source, has published details about the next round of indirect talks between Tehran and washington.
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency, The new York Times reported—quoting a senior U.S. official—that the next round of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington will take place within the next two weeks.
The unnamed American source claimed that while U.S.negotiators have agreed to continue discussions, no specific timeline has been provided.
The New York Times quoted the official as saying: “The atmosphere of the talks was very serious and constructive. We moved away from some larger issues, but this does not mean we have resolved all differences.”
They added: “We have disagreements over both major and minor issues. However, to reduce these gaps, discussions will be held this week in the capitals (Tehran and Washington).”
According to this American official, the next round of negotiations with Oman’s mediation will be held in Europe. He also stated that the talks (third round) will last four years and described them as “protracted.”
the New York times, citing another informed source, claimed that the next round of negotiations is highly likely to take place within the next two weeks. Though, “the American side needs time to review Iran’s data and proposals. The U.S. wants to move the talks to a more suitable location closer to America.”
The official added that both the Iranian and American teams presented their positions on Monday for the fourth-round discussions and debated a range of issues but “did not reach an agreement on anything yet.”
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs, commented on the progress of the third round of Iran-U.S. talks, stating: ”The third round in Muscat was very constructive with many discussions taking place. In one m…” [translation truncated due to incomplete text]
The text of the agreement has been finalized. Negotiations this time were far more serious then before and gradually entered technical discussions. Several times, we exchanged written views and revised them. Until a later session is scheduled to be held in the capitals to review how we can reduce differences.
He added: It was entirely evident that both sides entered the negotiations with seriousness, and this creates an atmosphere that gives us hope for progress—though this hope must be cautiously managed, as there are issues requiring broad understandings first before discussing details further.
Referring to the next round of talks, he said: “it will likely be held again next Monday, with Iran’s government coordinating the venue and details through Oman and informing both sides.”
Regarding the level of negotiations, Iran’s Foreign Minister stated: “At this active level, it will involve delegations led by deputy foreign ministers and accompanied by expert teams.”
In response to speculation about certain topics raised in the talks…Topic: Our discussion is solely about nuclear issues, and we will not address any other subjects. Regarding nuclear matters, we only mention that this has been observed in three phases of sanctions relief.
The first round of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington took place on February 23 in Muscat, followed by the second round on March 30 in Rome, Italy’s capital.
