The Oman government said talks between the US and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program set this weekend have been abolished.
The fourth round discussion was scheduled to take place in Rome on Saturday but was postponed for “logistics reasons”, Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi X Released on Thursday.
“A new date will be announced when mutual agreement is reached,” added Al Busadi, who did not elaborate on the logistics reasons.
Iran's Foreign Ministry claimed that the meeting was delayed “at the request of Oman's Foreign Minister,” but an unidentified source claimed that Washington “had never confirmed participation” at Saturday's planning meeting, but was hoping that the conversation would take place “in the near future.”
On Wednesday night, Defense Secretary Pete Hegses posed an ominous threat to Iran over continuing support of Yemen's Hooty rebels.
“Message to Iran: We see fatal support for the Housis. We know exactly what you're doing,” Hegses declared in X.
“The contradictory actions of American officials and the consequences and destructive effects of provocative statements on Iran will lie to the US,” Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmael Baghihai responded Thursday.
Two rounds of indirect talks between the US and Iran took place in Muscat, Oman's capital, with the third being held at the Sultan Embassy in Rome.
The US wants to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear program. Washington believes it is being directed towards the creation of atomic weapons in exchange for a rollback of sanctions against the priesthood regime.
President Trump repeatedly threatened to take military action against Iran once talks were over.
“I don't really want them, but they can't have nuclear weapons,” the president told reporters on April 9.
US Special Middle Eastern envoy Steve Witkov has taken the lead in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragut.
In 2018, Trump pulled the US out of the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Action Plan, saying that “there are appropriate mechanisms to prevent, detect and punish fraud, and that he doesn't even have the right to inspect many locations, including military facilities.”
“The deal not only fails to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions, but also does not address the development of the ballistic missile regime that can supply nuclear warheads,” he said.
But back in March, National Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Email Committee that Iran “has not built nuclear weapons and the highest leader.” [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei does not allow the nuclear weapons program that was stopped in 2003. ”
Trump confirmed in March that he had written a letter to Khamenei, trying to rekindle his nuclear speech.
