Iran denies reports of proposing direct nuclear talks with US
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed as “fabricated and baseless” recent media reports that it has proposed direct talks with Washington and that a meeting between the presidents of the two countries is to happen soon.
Spokesman Esmail Baqaei told Press TV on Wednesday that all updates on Iran’s diplomatic activities, including indirect talks with the US, are communicated transparently, professionally, and in a timely manner by the Foreign Ministry.
He was referring to a recent report by Israeli media that Tehran is frustrated with the Omani mediation and that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has turned to President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and asked to conduct direct negotiations.
There have also been media speculations that Trump may meet Pezeshkian during his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia to push the nuclear talks forward.
Iran and the US have so far held three rounds of Oman-mediated talks on a replacement for the 2015 nuclear deal.
The fourth round had initially been scheduled for May 3 in the Italian capital.
But it was postponed due to what Iran described as “technical and logistical” reasons.
Both sides have so far described their talks as generally productive, including the last round, which was billed as a “constructive” process.
