Overview

• The fourth round of US-Iran nuclear negotiations, initially scheduled for early May in Rome, has been postponed due to logistical reasons, according to Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi.
• The U.S. Treasury imposed new sanctions on firms in the UAE, Turkey, and Iran linked to Iran's oil trade, which Tehran condemned and threatened to counteract.
• Iranian officials and analysts suggest internal U.S. disagreements and changes to prior negotiation frameworks may have contributed to the postponement.
• The delay is expected to disrupt separate planned discussions between Iranian officials and European representatives from Germany, France, and the UK.
• The talks aim to address the fallout from the 2018 U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 JCPOA, which led to Iran resuming uranium enrichment beyond agreed limits.