IAEA’s Grossi meets Italy's Tajani as US-Iran talks convene in Rome

Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said will visit Moscow on Monday, the Omani state news agency reported, as Muscat-mediated nuclear talks between Iran and the United States got underway in Rome on Saturday.

The visit will focus on bilateral cooperation and discussions on regional and international issues, the agency said, without offering further details.

The second round of US-Iran nuclear talks has started at the residence of the Omani ambassador in Rome, according to Axios.

The US delegation has arrived at the Omani embassy in Rome, the venue for indirect talks with Iran, Iranian media reported.

The second round of nuclear negotiations in Rome may face a challenge, an Iranian political commentator close the Reformist camp said, adding that tensions in the talks are likely but do not signal a collapse.

“Any serious disruption will not be publicly acknowledged by the negotiating teams, but it will quickly leak and influence currency, gold prices, and Iran’s political atmosphere,” Ahmad Zeidabadi wrote in a Telegram post on Saturday.

He argued that fluctuations are part of the nature of sensitive negotiations. “Positive news does not mean final success, and negative news does not mean failure,” he said. “The alternative to continued negotiations is extremely risky, with consequences that are unimaginable.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Omani counterpart Badr Al-Busaidi in Rome on Saturday ahead of the second round of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, Iranian media reported.