The second round of indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the United States concluded on Saturday in Italy's capital Rome with Oman's mediation.
The Iranian and U.S. delegations participating in the talks were headed by Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, respectively.
Araghchi said at the end of the talks that the negotiations with U.S. delegations were held in a "constructive" atmosphere and are making progress, according to Iran's IRIB news agency.
He noted that technical negotiations at the expert level are set to begin in Oman by Wednesday, where the details of the agreement's framework may be discussed.
He added that the negotiators would meet in Oman next Saturday again to discuss the result of the experts' work.
Oman's Foreign Ministry confirmed on the same day that Araghchi and Witkoff agreed to move into the next phase of negotiations aimed at reaching a fair, lasting, and binding agreement on Tehran's nuclear issues.
The first round of the talks between the two countries was held in the Omani capital Muscat on April 12, which were described by both sides as "constructive."
Second round of Iran-US nuclear talks concludes in Rome
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has received over 10 million subsidy applications for trade-ins of passenger vehicles since the launch of the auto trade-in scheme in April 2024, it said on Monday.
The MOFCOM's data shows that as of Sunday vehicle trade-in subsidy applications in 2025 reached 3.225 million, including 1.035 million applications for vehicle scrappage and renewal subsidies and 2.19 million applications for vehicle replacement subsidies.
The current trade-in policy provides subsidies for trade-ins of new energy passenger vehicles for up to 20,000 yuan (around 2,763 U.S. dollars) and of fuel passenger vehicles for up to 15,000 yuan (around 2,073 U.S. dollars), announced by the MOFCOM and seven other government departments in January. The policy has effectively stimulated auto consumption in the country. From Jan to April, the retail sales of passenger cars rose 7.9 percent year on year to 6.87 million units. The auto retail sales of major retailing enterprises monitored by MOFCOM increased by 1.9 percent year on year in April.
Notably, data suggests that new green and intelligent cars are popular among consumers in China. In the first four months of this year, over 53 percent of new vehicles replacing the old ones are new energy vehicles (NEVs). The retail sales of NEVs totaled over 3.3 million units, marking a year-on-year increase of 35.7 percent. The market penetration rate for NEVs, a gauge of popularity, reaches 48.4 percent, up 0.8 percentage points year-on-year.
Moreover, China's auto recycling and utilization capabilities are growing. In the first four months this year, around 2.77 million scrapped vehicles have been recycled, representing a 65 percent increase compared with the previous year.
China receives over 10 mln vehicle trade-in applications since launch of mass renewal program
