IRGC-linked daily says optimism fading as nuclear talks slow down

Javan newspaper, affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the pace of US-Iran nuclear negotiations has slowed in the fifth round and that earlier optimism about a breakthrough has diminished.

The paper noted the early departure of US envoy Steve Witkoff from the Rome talks, and said the talks may continue into a sixth round, though without the prior sense of momentum.

The report pointed to the key sticking point of uranium enrichment. While the US demands a halt to the process, Iranian officials have declared it a red line.