TEHRAN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers have exchanged views on the Oman-mediated "indirect" talks between Tehran and Washington, said the Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement.

In a phone call on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, also discussed bilateral relations as well as latest regional and international developments, said the statement.

Araghchi briefed the Saudi foreign minister on his talks with U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff on Iran's nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions in the Omani capital of Muscat on Saturday.

He also said the second-round talks under Oman's mediation are scheduled to be held next Saturday in a European country, according to the statement.

According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, similar phone calls were made on Monday and Sunday, informing foreign ministers of Bahrain, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt of the Iran-U.S. talks.

The Muscat talks came after U.S. President Donald Trump said in March that he had sent a letter to Iranian leaders via the UAE proposing negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.

Iran later confirmed receiving the letter and left the door open for indirect engagement.

Iran signed a nuclear deal in 2015 with six major countries -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, the United States -- and agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Washington unilaterally withdrew from the pact in 2018 during Trump's first term and reinstated sanctions, prompting Tehran to scale back its nuclear commitments. Efforts to revive the deal have so far failed to make significant progress. Enditem

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