Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Italian capital on Friday to participate in the fifth round of indirect negotiations with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff. The talks are being mediated by the Sultanate of Oman.
Araghchi has previously engaged in four such rounds—three in Muscat and one in Rome—conducted indirectly through Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi.
Accompanied by a high-level delegation of legal, political, banking, and financial experts, Araghchi departed Tehran early Friday. His delegation includes Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Deputy for Political Affairs; Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy for Legal and International Affairs; Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei; along with senior diplomats and advisers.
The Rome talks are scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM local time.
