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Iran 'reviewing' Omani proposal aimed at removing obstacles in US talks: Araghchi

Iran Press TV

Monday, 26 May 2025 4:53 AM

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran is reviewing a number of approaches put forwarded by Omani mediators towards removing the standing obstacles lying in the way of the indirect talks with the United States.

The top diplomat made the remarks in the capital Tehran on Sunday on the sidelines of an event held to mark the international Africa Day.

The official, however, did not comment on the nature of the potential courses of action that had been proposed by Muscat.

The fifth round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States concluded in Rome on May 23, 2025.

Subsequently, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badral-Busaidi, acting as mediator, noted that the discussions yielded "some but not conclusive progress."

He, nevertheless, expressed hope that clarifying remaining issues could lead to a "sustainable and honorable agreement."

Araghchi, himself, has described the recent negotiations as "one of the most professional" rounds to date, highlighting a "better and clearer understanding" of the Islamic Republic's positions by the American side.

The United States has been demanding -- in the same way as its closest regional ally, the Israeli regime -- a complete halt to Iran's peaceful nuclear enrichment activities. Both have also been occasionally calling for total annihilation of the country's nuclear facilities, though the American side has not come up with the proposal as much as Tel Aviv has.

The Islamic Republic, though, has unexceptionally asserted its sovereign right to continue peaceful enrichment for civilian purposes.

Last week, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called it "utterly wrong" for the United States to insist on Iran's completely stopping its peaceful uranium enrichment activities.

"To say that 'we will not allow Iran to enrich uranium' is a huge mistake," Ayatollah Khamenei stated. "No one is waiting for permission from anyone. The Islamic Republic has its own policies, its own methods, and it pursues its own agenda."

Tehran has, additionally, roundly rejected accusations against its nuclear program of "diversion towards military purposes," noting that it never either pursues, builds or or stockpiles nuclear arms in line with moral and religious imperatives.