Oman says U.S.-Iran talks postponed for logistical reasons

MUSCAT, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said Thursday that the fourth round of the Omani-mediated U.S.-Iran talks scheduled for Saturday in Rome has been postponed for logistical reasons.

"New dates will be announced when mutually agreed," Albusaidi said on the social media platform X.

The original schedule was announced by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA.

The first and third rounds of the talks, headed by Araghchi and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, were held in the Omani capital Muscat on April 12 and April 26, and the second one in Rome on April 19. Enditem