TEHERAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stressed Thursday that none of the country's uranium enrichment facilities would be dismantled, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

He made the remarks during a visit to the 36th Teheran International Book Fair in the Iranian capital, where he elaborated on Iran's positions in the ongoing Oman-mediated indirect nuclear talks with the United States.

"We may be building trust and offering transparency regarding the nuclear issue, but we will not forgo our (uranium) enrichment. None of our enrichment facilities will be dismantled, and this is our principled position," Araghchi said.

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He stressed that in addition to upholding its nuclear rights, Iran sought sanctions relief through indirect negotiations with the United States. "We are ready to build trust and offer transparency to the other side in return for the sanctions' removal," the minister said.

Araghchi underscored that defending the Iranian people's nuclear rights, including uranium enrichment, was among the country's principles and fundamental positions in the negotiations.

His remarks came as Iranian and US delegations on Sunday held the fourth round of indirect talks on Teheran's nuclear program and the removal of Washington's sanctions in the Omani capital Muscat.

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"I think we're getting close to maybe doing a deal without having to do this," Trump said, referring to military action against Iran. He made the comments on Thursday in Qatar, the second leg of his Gulf tour.

"You probably read the story that Iran has sort of agreed to the terms," he said.

 No US proposal in talks

The minister rejected a report by the US-based news website Axios that the US administration had given Teheran a proposal for a nuclear deal during the fourth round of indirect negotiations, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Just hours after Axios reported that US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff had presented a written proposal for a nuclear deal to the Iranian side during their fourth round of indirect negotiations in the Omani capital Muscat on Sunday.

Araghchi said, "We have so far received no written proposal or text (from the other side). However, it is possible that the Omani side would later convey something to us."

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He noted that during the four rounds of negotiations, the Iranian delegation had "once or twice" submitted its positions in writing to the Omani side but had not received any documents in return.

Talking about the date and venue of the fifth round of negotiations, Araghchi said Oman would announce them.

The Iranian and US delegations held the first and third rounds of their indirect talks on Tehran's nuclear program and the lifting of US sanctions in Muscat on April 12 and 26, while the second round took place in Rome on April 19.