The Iranian delegation is headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, and the American delegation is headed by Special Representative of the President of the United States Steve Witkoff.
The parties met for the first time since the Iran-Israel conflict in June 2025. By that time, Tehran and Washington had held five rounds of consultations.
On Thursday, an Iranian source told RIA Novosti that the talks would be indirect, but if successful, they could become direct.
The aggravation of relations between the countries
Last Friday, the head of the White House, Donald Trump, announced that the United States was transferring a stronger armada of ships to Iran than it was off the coast of Venezuela. According to him, the authorities of the republic want to conclude a deal on the nuclear program and only they know if there is a deadline for this.
According to the New York Times, Washington is demanding additional steps from Tehran to curtail the project, including a complete abandonment of uranium enrichment and limiting the production of ballistic missiles.
For their part, the Iranian authorities called for the resumption of dialogue on nuclear issues based on the principles of equality and mutual respect.
As the NYT reported, in the event of a failure of negotiations, the United States allows attacks on nuclear and missile facilities, operations aimed at weakening the country's leadership, as well as the possibility of raids by American forces on Iranian territory. The sources clarified that Trump has not yet authorized the operation and has not made a final choice from the proposed options.
Tehran has declared its readiness to respond to any attack attempt by the United States, even a limited one: the range of Iranian missiles is enough to reach American bases in the region. ria.ru.
