As the fifth round of nuclear talks with the US in Rome concluded on Friday (May 23), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said its discussions with the United States were “too complicated”.
“The negotiations are too complicated to be resolved in two or three meetings,” said Foreign Minister Araghchi, who leads the Iranian negotiating team in the talks mediated by Oman.
Following the talks on Friday, Oman said that the discussions on the nuclear deal were closed with “some but not conclusive progress”.
“The fifth round of Iran US talks have concluded today in Rome with some but not conclusive progress,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X. He added that he hoped “the remaining issues” would be clarified in the coming days.
The talks, which began in April, mark the highest-level contact between the two nations since the US pulled out of a landmark 2015 nuclear accord during US President Donald Trump's first term.
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Earlier on Tuesday (May 20), Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticised the US for demanding that Tehran halt uranium enrichment. He also voiced doubts over whether nuclear talks with the US will reach an agreement.
US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Iran if Tehran’s nuclear program fails amid his administration’s efforts to negotiate a deal. Earlier in March, Trump warned Khamenei in a letter, setting a 60-day deadline for those efforts to make progress, the CNN report added. It has been over 60 days since the letter was sent and 38 days since the first round of talks started.
