Iran Agrees to Fourth Round of Indirect Nuclear Talks with US on Sunday

An Iranian woman walks next to a wall painting on a street in Tehran, Iran, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
An Iranian woman walks next to a wall painting on a street in Tehran, Iran, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
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Iran Agrees to Fourth Round of Indirect Nuclear Talks with US on Sunday

An Iranian woman walks next to a wall painting on a street in Tehran, Iran, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
An Iranian woman walks next to a wall painting on a street in Tehran, Iran, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Iran has agreed to hold a fourth round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States on Sunday in Oman, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on Friday, citing a member of the Iranian team.

The fourth round of negotiations, initially scheduled for May 3 in Rome, was postponed, with mediator Oman citing "logistical reasons".

"Following a proposal by the Omani foreign minister to hold the fourth round of talks on Sunday, Tehran has announced its agreement," Tasnim quoted the unnamed member of Iran's delegation as saying. "The fourth round of Iran-US talks in Oman has been finalized."

US President Donald Trump, who withdrew the US from a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, has threatened to bomb Iran if no agreement is reached with his administration to resolve the long-standing dispute.

Western countries say Iran's nuclear program is geared toward producing weapons, whereas Iran insists it is purely for civilian purposes.



US Moving Military Aircraft to European Bases amid Israel-Iran Conflict 

The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier is escorted into a navy port in Busan, South Korea, March 2, 2025. (Son Hyung-ju/Yonhap via AP, File)
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier is escorted into a navy port in Busan, South Korea, March 2, 2025. (Son Hyung-ju/Yonhap via AP, File)
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US Moving Military Aircraft to European Bases amid Israel-Iran Conflict 

The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier is escorted into a navy port in Busan, South Korea, March 2, 2025. (Son Hyung-ju/Yonhap via AP, File)
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier is escorted into a navy port in Busan, South Korea, March 2, 2025. (Son Hyung-ju/Yonhap via AP, File)

The United States moved overnight air force refueling tankers and C17s to European bases in Prestwick, Scotland, and Aviano in Italy, according to Aurora Intel, a group that reviews open source information in real time in the Middle East.

This comes as the US is shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East to protect Israel from Iranian attacks as President Donald Trump warns Tehran to step back from the conflict.

A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry issued a warning Wednesday that an American intervention in the ongoing Israeli strikes targeting his country would spark “an all-out war.”

Esmail Baghaei made the comments in an interview live on Al Jazeera English. It was his first in the ongoing conflict.

“I think any American intervention would be a recipe for an all-out war in the region with very, very bad consequences for the whole international community,” Baghaei said.

The US also has aircraft carriers and long-range bombers it could employ for any attack.

Asked if he thought the US could control Israel, Baghaei grimaced and said, “Not really.”