Delegations from the United States and Iran concluded indirect talks in the Gulf Arab state of Oman Friday. It was the first round of negotiations between the two sides since the US and Israel struck the Islamic Republic last summer.
Iranian media said the summit ended with a “willingness to continue,” without specifying a date.
The negotiations took place amid an American military buildup in the Middle East, and after US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran if it used lethal force against protesters or refuses to sign a nuclear deal.
Ahead of the talks, Iran’s foreign minister said his country “enters diplomacy with open eyes and a steady memory of the past…