Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said that the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, which began Saturday in the Omani capital, Muscat, are not expected to take long.

In a statement to Iranian state television, Baghaei indicated that these negotiations represent a "beginning."

He stressed that the two sides are exchanging their initial views through an Omani mediator, without entering into in-depth discussions at this stage.

Trump comments

US President Donald Trump commented on Tehran's possession of nuclear weapons, ahead of talks on the Iranian nuclear program.

"It cannot have a nuclear weapon," Trump said, according to his remarks aboard Air Force One.

Trump told reporters, "I want Iran to be a wonderful, great, happy country. But they can't have a nuclear weapon."

This comes hours before his envoy, Steve Witkoff, is scheduled to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Oman.