'Very good progress' reported in high-stakes U.S. talks with Iran

A second round of high-stakes talks between the United States and Iran concluded Saturday in Rome with "very good progress," a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration said.

TEHRAN — A second round of high-stakes talks between the United States and Iran concluded Saturday in Rome with "very good progress," a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration said.

Talks will continue next week, the official said in a statement.

“Today, in Rome over four hours in our second round of talks, we made very good progress in our direct and indirect discussions," the official said. "We agreed to meet again next week and are grateful to our Omani partners for facilitating these talks and to our Italian partners for hosting us today.”

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi both arrived late Saturday morning for the negotiations at the Omani Embassy in Rome. The talks took place as both sides sought to ease growing tensions over potential military action and Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

At risk is a possible American or Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear sites, or the Iranians following through on their threats to pursue a nuclear weapon.

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