An Iranian official told CNN that recent indirect talks with the United States aimed at addressing Tehran’s nuclear program and lifting sanctions were “not genuine” from the American side and were likely designed from the outset as a “trap to draw the situation toward tension.

Iran and the United States held a fourth round of negotiations Sunday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, just ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump to the Middle East this week. The talks ran for some three hours in Muscat,

Three-hour meeting focuses on enrichment; sides plan to meet again; FM Sa'ar says US and Israel agree on need to dismantle enrichment sites