Trump says Iran ‘tapping us along’; talks now set in Rome

President Trump complained on Monday about the pace of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran as the two countries start a new round of pivotal negotiations.

“I think they’re tapping us along,” he said in the Oval Office during a meeting with El Salvador’s president.

Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme appeared ready to leave West Asia, as an Italian source said the next round of negotiations would take place in Rome.

Meanwhile, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog separately confirmed he would be taking a trip to Iran later in the week, possibly to discuss ways to improve access for his inspectors to Tehran’s programme.

The stakes of the negotiations couldn’t be higher for the two nations closing in on half a century of enmity. US President Donald Trump repeatedly has threatened to unleash airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear programme if a deal isn’t reached.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said FM Araqchi will “discuss the latest developments related to the Muscat talks” with Russian officials.

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