Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi confirmed that Tehran and Washington are going to hold “indirect” talks in Oman on April 12 after President Donald Trump announced there would be talks between the two countries earlier in the day. “Iran and the United States will meet in Oman on Saturday for indirect high-level talks,” Araghchi said in a post today on his X account. “It is as much an opportunity as it is a test. The ball is in America’s court.”
Araghchi told Tasnim news agency that the talks will be led by himself and U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff. It is still unclear if the two sides will talk directly or if the discussions will be mediated by Oman. However, the New York Times reported that three Iranian officials with whom they spoke said Ayatollah Khamenei had shifted his position to potentially allow direct talks. The officials said that if the April 12 indirect talks are respectful and productive, then direct talks may happen.
