• Iran, the United States held its highest nuclear negotiations since its collapse in 2015.
• The negotiations only focus on the nuclear issue and sanctions are lifted.
• The next round of indirect negotiations is scheduled to be held on April 19.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the planned talks with the United States will remain “indirect” next weekend and will be mediated through Oman, focusing only on nuclear issues and lifting sanctions.

Iranian Foreign Secretary Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff held talks in Muscat on Saturday, the highest level of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks since the 2015 agreement collapsed.

They agreed to meet again within seven days.

“The negotiations will continue to be indirect. Oman will continue to be the mediator, but we are discussing where the negotiations will be in the future,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in an interview with state television.

He said the negotiations would only focus on “nuclear issues and lifting sanctions” and that Iran “will engage in any negotiations with the United States on any other issues.”

Analysts have said the United States will push for agenda discussions on Iran’s ballistic missile program and Tehran’s support for the “axis of resistance”, a network of radical groups with radical groups opposed by Israel.

However, Tehran insists that it will only talk about its nuclear program.

Donald Trump’s 2015 nuclear deal between Iran, the first U.S. president, and the world’s major powers.

Saturday’s rare negotiations came weeks after Trump urged Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to urge nuclear talks, while warning Iran about possible military action.

Iran and the United States respectively described Saturday’s discussion as “constructive.”

Iran said the talks were held indirectly with the Omanian Foreign Minister acting as intermediary.

Tehran’s Foreign Ministry said negotiators Araghchi and Witkoff went straight for “a few minutes” after the negotiations.

A round of talks will be held on Saturday, April 19.

When asked about the conversation, Trump told the reporter on board No. 1: “I think they’re OK. Until you finish the mission, it’s OK.”

Omanian Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said the process took place in a “friendly atmosphere”.

“Turning Point”

Tehran agreed to hold a meeting despite Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign to strengthen sanctions and repeated military threats.

On Sunday, the Iranian media largely welcomed the rare speech, which was a “decisive turning point” in the relationship between long-term enemies.

Iran’s conservative Java Daily praised the United States for “not seeking to expand negotiations to non-nuclear issues.”

The government-sponsored newspaper Iran described the discussion as “constructive and respectful”, citing Araghchi.

Meanwhile, the reformist Shag reported that this was a “decisive turning point” in Iran-US relations.

Kayhan’s newspaper was largely skeptical about the days ahead of the negotiations, lamenting that Iran had no “Plan B” and “no clear prospect of reaching a deal with Donald Trump.”

However, this fact commends the U.S. side for failing to propose “dismantling nuclear facilities” and “the possibility of a military attack in the discussion.”

Tehran and Washington have no diplomatic ties since Iran’s Islamic Revolution overthrew the Western-backed Shah in 1979.

Iran has been vigilant about talks with the United States, often citing previous experiences and undermined trust.

After withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal, Trump reimposed economic sanctions on Iran.

After Washington’s pull, Tehran continued to adhere to the agreement for one year, but later began to deliver on its promises.

Iran has been denied seeking nuclear weapons.