Rome: The United States and Iran on Saturday concluded a second round of high-stakes talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, agreeing to meet again in a week’s time, the Iranian foreign ministry said. The Oman-mediated talks in Rome lasted about four hours, according to Iranian state television, which described the atmosphere as “constructive”. “The two sides agreed to resume indirect talks at a technical level over the next few days and subsequently continue at the level of two senior negotiators next Saturday,” April 26, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on X. Iran later added that the third round of talks would take place in Oman, returning to the site of the initial dialogue a week ago. Those were the first discussions at such a high level between the foes since US President Donald Trump abandoned a landmark nuclear accord in 2018. Western countries including the United States have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons — an allegation Tehran has consistently denied, insisting that its programme is for peaceful civilian purposes. Images …