Oman’s foreign minister, who was mediating the urgent talks, said the sides were 'exchanging creative and positive ideas.'
GENEVA (AN) — Officials from the United States and Iran reported some progress in their last-ditch nuclear talks that could determine whether the sides go to war, according to Oman's government, which is mediating.
Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said on Thursday the two countries paused discussions, the third such round of indirect talks, so they could confer with their capitals. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi also took part.
Indirect negotiations mediated by Oman advance despite military signaling and unresolved enrichment dispute.
The treaty entered into force in 2011 and was extended by five years in early 2021, pushing its expiration to this week.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog also sent inspectors to urgently check at least 10 electrical substations in the national grid.
The directive, using the stronger language of an 'instruction' rather than a threat, undermines decades of arms control.
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The program aims to help finance critical spending, maintain financial stability and unlock additional external support.
