US President Donald Trump said Sunday night that talks between Americans and Iran on a nuclear deal are going "very well." In a briefing to reporters before boarding Air Force One, the American president said, "I think a deal is going to be made there, it's going to happen. Without having to start dropping bombs all over the place."
Donald Trump:
"On the Iran situation, I think we're doing very well. I think a deal is going to be made there.
That's going to happen. Pretty soon it's going to happen.
We'll have something without having to start dropping bombs all over the place". pic.twitter.com/AnUjBNAyTs
— Alireza Talakoubnejad (@websterkaroon) April 27, 2025
The third round of talks between the United States and Iran was held Saturday in the Omani capital, Muscat. Alongside the negotiations between diplomatic officials led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, technical discussions took place regarding monitoring issues and other aspects related to the implementation of a possible nuclear agreement.
According to reports, negotiations between Araghchi and Witkoff lasted about six hours and were conducted through Omani mediators, a week after the second round in Rome, which both sides described as constructive. The Wall Street Journal reported that "major disagreements" still remain while the parties committed to continuing talks.
The technical discussions were led on the American side by senior diplomat Michael Anton, head of policy planning at the State Department, and on the Iranian side by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
A senior American official told reporters that "there is still much to do, but additional progress has been made toward reaching an agreement," adding that the next talks would take place in Europe "soon."
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi wrote in an X post afterward that talks would continue this week, with another high-level meeting scheduled for May 3.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the talks "very serious and technical" and said, "There are still differences, both on main issues and details." He added, "There is seriousness and determination from both sides... However, our optimism about the success of the talks remains very cautious."
According to Araghchi, "The presence of experts was helpful... We will return to Tehran and Washington to see how disagreements can be reduced." An Iranian source familiar with the details of the talks told Reuters that the technical negotiations were "difficult, complicated, and serious."
Another fire in Iran
Video: Fire at bus terminal in southern Tehran / Credit: Arab Media
Meanwhile, overnight there were reports in Iran of another fire that broke out in the country. This time at a bus terminal near a main road in southern Tehran, as reported by the Rokna news agency. According to the report, the cause of the fire is still unknown.
Video: Massive explosion at Iranian port/ Credit: Social Media
This comes after a massive explosion rocked the Shahid Rajaee Port in the Islamic Republic on Saturday, igniting fires and causing the deaths of at least 40 people and injuring at least a thousand. According to growing suspicions, the explosion may have been caused by chemicals that arrived at the port as part of a smuggling network intended to serve Iran's ballistic missile project.
