President Trump intimated that substantial progress had been made in discussions pertaining to Iran's nuclear program, suggesting a potential announcement within the ensuing 48 hours.

Trump's sanguine perspective starkly contrasts with the circumspect assessment emanating from Omani intermediaries following the recent fifth round of negotiations in Rome, where progress was characterised as "partial, yet ultimately inconclusive."

Notwithstanding, Trump underscored "tangible headway" in weekend negotiations, with the U.S. delegation, comprising Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and State Department Director of Policy Planning Michael Anton, engaging in consultations at the Omani embassy in Rome, the crux of said negotiations being a quid pro quo entailing delimited sanctions relief in exchange for verifiable curtailment of Iran's nuclear programme.