Iran says sixth round of U.S. talks planned for June 15

Combination representation of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Steve Witkoff, White House peculiar envoy. File | Photo Credit: AP

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has announced that a caller circular of nuclear talks with the United States is scheduled for Sunday (June 15, 2025), pursuing President Donald Trump’s earlier announcement that it was expected to instrumentality spot connected Thursday.

“The adjacent circular of Iran-U.S. indirect talks is being planned for adjacent Sunday successful Muscat,” overseas ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said successful a connection Tuesday (June 10, 2025), adding overseas curate and main negotiator Abbas Araghchi would this week be the Norway’s Oslo Forum, a gathering of conflict mediators.

Iran and the United States person held 5 rounds of talks since April to thrash retired a caller atomic woody to regenerate the 2015 accord with large powers that Trump abandoned during his archetypal word successful 2018.

On May 31, aft the 5th circular of talks, Iran said it had received “elements” of a U.S. connection for a atomic deal, with Mr. Araghchi aboriginal saying the substance contained “ambiguities”.

‘Lacking elements’

Iran said connected Monday the U.S. connection was “lacking elements” reflective of the erstwhile negotiations and that it would contiguous a “reasonable, logical and balanced” counter-proposal to the United States done mediator Oman.

Mr. Trump has said caller U.S.-Iran talks this week could clarify if a atomic woody is imaginable to debar subject action.

He added that the latest gathering with Iran was expected Thursday, though a root acquainted with preparations said it would much apt beryllium connected Friday oregon Saturday.

Diplomatic standoff

Iran and the United States person precocious been locked successful a diplomatic standoff implicit Iran’s uranium enrichment, with Tehran defending it arsenic a “non-negotiable” close and Washington calling it arsenic a “red line”.

Iran presently enriches uranium to 60%, acold supra the 3.67% bounds acceptable successful the 2015 woody and close, though inactive abbreviated of the 90% needed for a atomic warhead.

Western countries, including the United States, person agelong accused Iran of seeking to get atomic weapons, portion Tehran insists its atomic programme is for peaceful purposes.

Published - June 10, 2025 11:21 americium IST