The head of the Iranian armed forces, Mohammad Bagheri, receives the Saudi Minister of Defense, Prince Khaled bin Salman, in Tehran, on April 17, 2025. (Credit: Photo Iranian Armed Forces Office/WANA/Reuters)
Diplomatic visits are intensifying ahead of the second round of talks this Saturday on the Iranian nuclear program. On Thursday, Steve Witkoff, the White House's special envoy for the Middle East and chief nuclear negotiator, traveled to Paris alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, where their discussions covered both Ukraine and Iran. Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Washington to address tariffs and prepare for U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's upcoming Easter trip to Rome, scheduled from Friday to Sunday. The Iran-U.S. nuclear talks will be held in Rome and mediated, once again, by Oman, which hosted the first meeting last weekend.On the eve of the talks, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, arrived in Tehran to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Grossi is...
Diplomatic visits are intensifying ahead of the second round of talks this Saturday on the Iranian nuclear program. On Thursday, Steve Witkoff, the White House's special envoy for the Middle East and chief nuclear negotiator, traveled to Paris alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, where their discussions covered both Ukraine and Iran. Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Washington to address tariffs and prepare for U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's upcoming Easter trip to Rome, scheduled from Friday to Sunday. The Iran-U.S. nuclear talks will be held in Rome and mediated, once again, by Oman, which hosted the first meeting last weekend.On the eve of the talks, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, arrived in Tehran to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Grossi...
