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.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Muscat to attend the fourth round of "indirect" talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's nuclear program, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency.

Iran has agreed to hold a fourth round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States on Sunday in Oman, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on Friday, citing a member of the Iranian team.