The negotiations follow earlier rounds that began nearly a month ago, marking the highest-level contact between the two foes since Washington withdrew in 2018 from a landmark nuclear deal, during President Donald Trump’s first term.
“We had more consultations in Tehran this morning and in this round we hope to reach a decisive point,“ he added.
The latest round of negotiations come amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region, with Trump heading to the Gulf for his first major foreign tour next week, after Araghchi was in Saudi Arabia and Qatar this weekend.
But there have been some delays and disagreements over Iran’s right to enrich uranium, with a US envoy calling it a “red line”.
‘Red line’
The fourth round was initially set to take place on May 3 but had been rescheduled, with mediator Oman citing “logistical reasons”.
Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 percent purity -- far above the 3.67-percent limit set in the 2015 deal with Washington and other world powers, but below the 90 percent needed for weapons-grade material.
“That’s our red line. No enrichment,“ he told US right-wing outlet Breitbart News, after initially suggesting flexibility on Tehran maintaining low-level enrichment of uranium for civilian purposes.
Trump has said he wanted “total verification” that Iran’s contested nuclear work is shut down, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has insisted that Tehran give up all uranium enrichment.
Balushi meanwhile warned that both sides had lost precious time during past negotiations to clarify “whether what was said was meant or not”, instead of resolving differences.
Iran adhered to the 2015 agreement for a year after Washington’s withdrawal before beginning to roll back its compliance.
The talks are taking place amid renewed scrutiny of key aspects of Tehran’s nuclear programme, particularly its stockpile of enriched uranium and the pace of its enrichment activities.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who opposes the Iran-US talks, has called for Tehran’s nuclear facilities to be dismantled and for its ballistic missile programme to be stopped as part of any credible deal.
Foreign ministry spokesman Baqaei said that Iran’s delegation “consists of the experts and specialists needed at this stage of the talks, serving the highest interests of our country”.
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