Asked about US talks with Iran on its nuclear program, US President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he expects a decision to be made soon, ahead of a second round of talks set to take place this Saturday in Rome.

“We’ll be making a decision on Iran very quickly,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on his way from Florida back to the White House.

His comments came a day after talks in Oman, which included a conversation between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the highest-level Iran-US negotiations since the collapse of the 2015 nuclear accord.

According to the Axios news site, Witkoff and Araghchi spoke for around 45 minutes on Saturday, with a source saying that the conversation between the two was “substantive, serious and excellent.”

Iran and the US separately described Saturday’s discussions as “constructive.”

Axios also reported that Witkoff briefed Trump on the discussions Sunday and that the change in venue for the negotiations from Muscat to Rome was suggested by the Trump administration. The meeting in Rome is set for Saturday, April 19.

Witkoff also briefed Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on the talks, Axios quoted an Israeli official saying.

Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday that Araghchi is set to visit Moscow this week to further discuss the negotiations, adding that the trip was “pre-planned” and would be “an opportunity to........

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