Iranian Delegation Heads To Oman's Muscat For Talks With US

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 12. A delegation led by the Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has visited Oman's Muscat for talks with the US, the spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Iran Esmail Baghaei wrote on X, Trend reports.

According to him, Araghchi is accompanied by experienced colleagues during the visit.

Baghaei stated that Iran is determined to use all its potential to protect its national interests and reputation.

On March 3, Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the IAEA, mentioned during the IAEA Board of Governors' meeting that Iran has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity by 93 kilograms, from 182 kilograms to 275 kilograms, compared to the previous quarter. Iran remains the only non-nuclear weapon state to enrich uranium to this level, raising significant concerns.

On March 30, US President Donald Trump said that Iran would face unprecedented bombing if Tehran did not agree to a deal on its nuclear program.

By the end of 2020, the Iranian parliament decided to pursue a strategic plan in the nuclear sector to counter the sanctions, leading to a suspension of additional steps and the Additional Protocol as per the nuclear agreement.

Consequently, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) faced a reduction in monitoring capabilities by 20–30 percent.
Iran has officially affirmed that its strategy is not to pursue the development of an atomic bomb and that it does not support the production of weapons of mass destruction.

US President Donald Trump announced that discussions between Iran and the US would take place directly. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi clarified that the talks would be held indirectly in Oman on April 12.

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