Updated On: 24 May, 2025 08:33 AM IST | Rome | Agencies
Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi is mediating the negotiations as the sultanate on the Arabian Peninsula has been a trusted interlocutor for both sides in the talks

Iranian protesters outside the Omani embassy, in Rome. Pic/AFP
Iran and the US were set for a fifth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program on Friday in Rome.
US officials up to President Donald Trump insist Iran cannot continue to enrich uranium at all in any deal that could see sanctions lifted on Tehran’s struggling economy. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted online early Friday that no enrichment would mean “we do NOT have a deal.”