Iran, US to Resume Nuclear Talks in Muscat on June 15

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the sixth round of nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington will take place on June 15 in Muscat, the capital of Oman.

The announcement was made late Monday by Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei in an official statement.

The update follows remarks made a day earlier by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who told reporters after a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the upcoming talks with Iran were scheduled for June 12. The discrepancy in dates was not immediately addressed by either side.

To date, the United States and Iran have held five rounds of indirect talks, previously hosted in both Muscat and Rome.

The negotiations aim to find common ground on Iran’s nuclear program, with Tehran seeking relief from economic sanctions in exchange for curbing certain nuclear activities. Iran insists that any agreement must respect its right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

The talks remain fraught with tensions. U.S. envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, recently told ABC News that uranium enrichment remains a “clear red line” for the Trump administration. “We cannot allow it,” he said. “Enrichment enables weaponization.”

While Washington has in the past signaled a possible tolerance for low-level enrichment, recent statements from U.S. officials suggest a hardening stance, reflecting the widening gap between the two sides.

The new round of negotiations comes amid a prolonged stalemate since the United States’ withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement in 2018. Despite multiple efforts to revive the deal, progress has been slow, with both Iran and the U.S. setting new conditions for re-engagement.

Observers say the upcoming meeting in Muscat could be a critical moment for determining whether diplomacy can still prevail—or whether the two sides are headed toward deeper confrontation.