Sent from Iran and the United States Started negotiations on Saturday to Oman on the nuclear program that advances quickly from Tehran.
There is no global agreement immediately, but negotiation bets could not be higher for these two nations closing the half -century enmity. President Trump has repeatedly threatened to unleash air attacks on Iran’s nuclear program if an agreement is not reached. Iranian officials are increasingly warning that they could pursue a nuclear weapon with their enriched uranium stock to levels close to weapons.
Flight tracking data analyzed by Associated Press showed a private plane from Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, arrived in Oman on Saturday morning. The medium of the medium, Steve Witkoff, had just met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
In the meantime, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs published images of Tehran’s highest diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, who met with Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi. Iran’s state -run news agency reported that Araghchi provided « Iran’s position and key points for conversations to be transmitted to the United States. »
Irna’s report suggested that the meeting would be held later on Saturday.
Associated Press journalists saw that a convoy is believed to be Witkoff, leaving the Omani Foreign Ministry and then accelerated on the outskirts of Muscat. The convoy entered a compound and a few minutes later, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baghaei, wrote on the social platform X that « indirect conversations » had begun.
« These conversations will remain in a place planned by the Host of Omani, with representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States sitting in the rooms and sides, passing through their views and positions on each other through the Minister of Foreign Affairs Omani, » Baghaei wrote.
Araghchi previously spoke with Iranian journalists.
« If there is enough will on both sides, we will decide on a calendar. But it is still too early to talk -, » Araghchi said in an audio clip published by Irna. « What is clear now is that negotiations are indirect and, in our opinion, only on the nuclear question, and will be made with the necessary will to reach an agreement that is on foot equal and leads to ensuring the national interests of the Iranian people. »
Trump and Witkoff described the conversations as « direct ».
« I think our position begins with the dismantling of your program. This is our position today, » Witkoff told the Wall Street Journal before his trip. « This does not mean, by the way, that aside we will not find other ways to find a commitment between the two countries. »
He added, « Where our red line will be, there can be no weapons of your nuclear capacity. »
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While the United States can offer sanctions for Iran’s besieged economy, the amount of Iran that will be willing to grant is not yet clear. By virtue of the 2015 nuclear agreement, Iran was able to maintain only a small stock of uranium enriched up to 3.67%. Today, Tehran’s collection could allow it to build multiple nuclear weapons if it chooses it and has some enriched material up to 60%, to a short and technical one gradually on the levels of weapons quality. Judging from the negotiations since Trump unilaterally withdrawing America from the agreement in 2018, Iran will probably ask to enrich uranium up to at least 20%.
One thing you will not do is completely give up your program. This means that the proposal of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of a solution called Libya: « Enter, explain the facilities, dismantle all teams, under American supervision, American execution »-Functional coc.
Iran is looking for a « real and just » agreement with the United States In his nuclear program, a leading assistant to the supreme leader, Ayatollah, Ali Khamenei, said on Friday, before the talks this weekend.
« Far from presenting a show and simply talking to the cameras, Tehran seeks a real and fair agreement, the important and implementable proposals are ready, » said Khamenei’s adviser Ali Shamkhani, in a place on X.
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