Israeli officials estimated on Thursday that it is unlikely that Iran and the US will reach an agreement during the slated talks between senior officials in Oman on Friday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to meet with US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Muscat. “Iran is talking to us because it doesn’t want us to attack them,” Trump said on Thursday.
According to Al Jazeera, the US is demanding that Iran dismantle its nuclear program, reduce the range of its ballistic missiles so they cannot reach Israel, and grant “a kind of amnesty” to those arrested during the 12-day war and the recent protests. It added that America was also requesting that the Islamic Republic reduce oil exports to China and strike an agreement that will end the current hostility between Iran and America.
Further, the report claimed, Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt proposed a framework agreement under which Iran would leave uranium enrichment at a 3% level and later be allowed to enrich it to a 1.5% level overall. As for the 400 kg. of uranium enriched to 60%, this stockpile would be transferred to a third country. In addition, Iran will need to agree not to export weapons and technology to proxy groups and commit to refraining from using its ballistic missiles. US Vice President JD Vance said in an interview that “Trump will try to achieve whatever he can through non-military means. But, if he feels that the military option is the only one left, he will choose that" One of the main issues where gaps remain between the US and Iran is what the talks will actually cover. (Read More)
Further, the report claimed, Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt proposed a framework agreement under which Iran would leave uranium enrichment at a 3% level and later be allowed to enrich it to a 1.5% level overall. As for the 400 kg. of uranium enriched to 60%, this stockpile would be transferred to a third country. In addition, Iran will need to agree not to export weapons and technology to proxy groups and commit to refraining from using its ballistic missiles. US Vice President JD Vance said in an interview that “Trump will try to achieve whatever he can through non-military means. But, if he feels that the military option is the only one left, he will choose that" One of the main issues where gaps remain between the US and Iran is what the talks will actually cover. (Read More)
