On the 3rd (local time), the nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran, which were scheduled to take place in Rome, Italy, have been postponed.
Badr al-Busaidi, the foreign minister of Oman, said on the 1st via X (formerly Twitter), "Due to logistical reasons, we are changing the schedule for the U.S.-Iran talks provisionally set for Saturday, May 3. The new date will be announced once mutually agreed upon." Oman is mediating the nuclear negotiations between the two countries.
Earlier, the first round of nuclear negotiations was held on the 12th of last month, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, participating. Subsequently, the two sides held a second round of talks in Rome on the 19th of the same month.
Both the United States and Iran assessed that there had been "progress" as the two sides held a third round of talks again in Muscat on the 26th of the same month, along with expert technical meetings.
The nuclear issue between the United States and Iran was concluded with the Iran nuclear agreement (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)) signed in 2015. However, it returned to square one when the Donald Trump first administration unilaterally abandoned the nuclear agreement and restored sanctions in 2018.
The second Trump administration, which was launched in January of this year, has revitalized the "maximum pressure" policy against Iran, pressuring for nuclear negotiations aimed at preventing nuclear weapons possession. The Iranian government has denied allegations of attempted nuclear weapons development, stating that its nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes.