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US, Iran cite progress in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, set plans for more. Iran and the United States plan to meet over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program again next week, after both sides said they made progress in their talks in Rome. A U.S. official confirmed that at a point during the negotiations Saturday, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke face to face. Iranian officials described them as indirect talks. Before they meet again in Oman on April 26, Araghchi said technical-level talks would be held in the coming days. That experts would be discussing details of a possible deal suggests movement in the talks.

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