US and Iranian officials have made “significant progress” in high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva, the Omani foreign minister has said, though the chances of a deal that could avert a war remain unclear.
Badr Albusaidi, who acted as mediator, said the two sides planned to resume negotiations “soon” after consultations in their capitals, and technical-level discussions would take place next week in Vienna.
There was no immediate comment from either US or Iranian officials.
With President Donald Trump threatening to strike Iran if there was no deal, this third round of talks in the space of a few weeks was seen as a last-ditch diplomatic effort.
Trump has ordered the largest US military build-up in the Middle East since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, while Iran has vowed to respond to an attack with force.
The president, however, has done little to explain what he is demanding in the negotiations and why there could be the need to take military action now, eight months after the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities during a war between Israel and Iran.
