The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in a statement that Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi met in Geneva with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, as part of ongoing consultations regarding the Iranian nuclear issue.

According to the official statement, the meeting included an exchange of views on technical issues related to Iran’s nuclear program and new ideas being negotiated between the Iranian and US sides, without providing further details.

The statement specified that the meeting coincided with the start of a new round of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington.

During the dialogue with Grossi, the Omani Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of the IAEA’s professional and technical role, as well as the need to ensure transparency, credibility, and good governance in the procedures related to the nuclear dossier.

According to the Iranian press, the talks are taking place at the Omani Embassy in Geneva.

The Iranian delegation is headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, while the US delegation is led by the presidential envoy for the Middle East, Steve Wittkopf.

The day before, Al-Busaidi and his Iranian counterpart held a meeting in Geneva in which they examined, according to Muscat, “the proposals that Tehran will present in the third round of talks,” without revealing any details about the content of those initiatives.

Talks between the two sides resumed on February 6 in Oman, after being suspended following the Israeli-American attacks on Iran in June 2015. The second round, also hosted by the Sultanate, was held on February 18 in Geneva.

Washington is demanding that Tehran completely halt uranium enrichment, remove the already enriched material from Iranian territory, and abandon its ballistic missile program, while threatening the use of military force.

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