Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the fourth round of indirect talks with the United States was “difficult but useful.”
Baghaei made the remarks in a post on his X account at the end of the fourth round of Tehran-Washington negotiations in the Omani capital of Muscat on Sunday.
"Difficult but useful talks to better understand each other's positions and to find reasonable and realistic ways to address the differences,” he said.
He added that the time and place of the next round of the negotiations would be announced by Oman as the coordinator of the talks.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US President Donald Trump's regional envoy Steve Witkoff led the negotiating teams. The talks were mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi.
The talks follow previous rounds that began on April 12, marking the highest-level contact between Iran and the US since Washington withdrew from a landmark nuclear agreement in 2018 and re-imposed tough economic sanctions on Tehran.
Iran-US talks include useful, original ideas: Oman FM
The Omani foreign minister said that the fourth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States in Muscat focused on “useful and original ideas.”
“The discussions included useful and original ideas reflecting a shared wish to reach an honorable agreement,” Albusaidi said in a post on his X account following the conclusion of the talks.
He added that the fifth round of negotiations will be scheduled after both sides consult with their leadership.