Qatar, a wealthy Gulf Arab state with diplomatic ambitions, is pressing both sides to engage in more talks and reach "understandings," sources told Reuters earlier.
The diplomat described the New York meetings as "talks for talks," saying the idea was to lay the ground for future indirect discussions to achieve an "understanding" on the nuclear issue.
Washington suspects Iran's nuclear program may be aimed at developing nuclear arms, a charge Iran denies.
The United States also says Iran has provided one-way attack drones for Russia to strike Ukraine and wants Tehran to stop.
The Biden administration's efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal have failed and many diplomats now regard it as beyond resurrection because of Iran's nuclear advances.
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