The Trump administration tapped senior State Department official Michael Anton to lead technical talks with Iran as the United States continues discussions with Tehran over its expanding nuclear program.

The administration tapped Anton, who is the State Department’s policy planning director, to lead the technical delegation in discussions with officials in Tehran this weekend, two U.S. officials confirmed to The Hill.

Anton was in Rome on Saturday with President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff for the second round of nuclear talks with Iran. A U.S. official said they made “very good” progress with their Tehran counterparts.

During Trump’s first White House term, Anton........

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