Tehran, Iran – The delegates of the United States and Iran have begun “indirect” nuclear negotiations in the capital Omar, Muscat, such as the president of the United States, Donald Trump, again warned Tehran of Military Action if an agreement is not reached.
“I want you not to have a nuclear weapon. I want Iran to be a wonderful, great and happy country, but they can’t have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told journalists aboard Air Force One Way To Florida on Friday night.
The White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, also reiterated a chorus favored by the Trump administration, saying that “there will be all hell to pay” if the president’s demands are not with.
“We have a very clear leg what Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and I think that is what led to this meeting,” United States Secretary Marco Rubio said Thursday.
The special envoy of the United States, Steve Witkoff, directs the United States delegation, while Iranians are led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who was in Oman on Saturday morning. He is accompanied by his deputy of Political Affairs, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, deputy of International Affairs Kazem Gharibadi and the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baghaei.
After meeting with Oman Foreign Minister Bin Bin Hamad Al-Busidi in Muscat, Araghchi said Iran is looking to reach a “fair and dignified agreement” with the United States.
“If there is enough will, we will make a decision on the negotiation schedule,” he said.
While Trump and his officials have insisted that the conversations will be “direct” and “in the same room”, Tehran has insisted that negotiations will be indirectly.
Iran’s state television reported that Araghchi will not take any opportunity to take photos with Trump Witkoff Duration the Talks envoy.
The Foreign Minister of Oman, Badr al Busaidi, is acting as a chief mediator in the conversations. It will take messages between the Iranian and American delegations, which are located in separate rooms, according to the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The observers warn not to wait too long from this first meeting in Oman,” said James Bays, a diplomatic editor of Al Jazeera. “The important thing is that conversations do not collapse completely and that a process can be initiated.”
Bays said that Al Jazeera has learned from a source close to the negotiations that both parties were asked to produce a position document, presenting the areas that believe they are important for the discussion and their red lines.
Iran has emphasized that conversations will focus solely on its nuclear program, and not on their military capabilities or their “resistance axis” or forces aligned throughout the region.
‘Real and fair’ treatment
Iran and its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamei, have emphasized that you cannot trust the United States and that Iran will not sit with US officials directly because Trump Trump withdrew unilaterally delayed the offer of offers of offers of offers of offers of offers of 2015.
Before the conversations, a high -level assistant for Supreme Leader Khamenei said that Tehran is Seijs a “real and fair” agreement with Washington.
“Far from presenting a show and simply talking in front of the cameras, Tehran is looking for a real and fair agreement, the important and implementable proposals are ready,” Ali Shamkhani published in X on Friday.
The 2015 agreement establishes limits on the enrichment of Uranium of Iran, stocks of nuclear material and research and development in exchange for lifting the sanctions of the United Nations.
The United States had imposed its resin sanctions even after the reduction of the agreement in 2018. These sanctions were only exacerbated by Trump’s successor, Joe Biden, heavy blows to the economy and 90 million Iranese.
Iran’s currency continues to hover the low rates of all time as results of external pressure and local poor management, but briefly recovered some lost lands last week after the news of Iran-Ee’s conversations came out. UU. In Oman, showing the market of an agreement for an agreement.
The Powers European Party party of the 2015 agreement, namely France, the United Kingdom and Germany, have also imposed sanctions on Iran, both due to their nuclear advances in the sequelae or the withdrawal of Trump and the war of why the war.
The European Union said Friday that “there was no alternative to diplomacy,” while Germany urged both parties to reach a “diplomatic solution.”
China and Russia, the other signatories of the agreement, have opposed Western efforts to press Iran through censorship resolutions at the International Atomic Energy Agency (OIEA). They have forged closer political and military ties with Tehran.
Iran warned that he will abandon the non -proliferation treaty (TNP) and expel all Oiea nuclear inspectors if the Western powers meet their threats.
Trump and his officials, together with the main Israeli leaders, have repeatedly warned that Iran will be widely bombing if they do not agree with their demands on their nuclear program.
They have suggested the main nuclear facilities, refineries and civil infrastructure, such as electrical plants, will be attacked in case the negotiations fail.
On Thursday, Washington imposed additional sanctions on Iran, aimed at its oil network and its nuclear program.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has discussed with Trump the so -called “Libyan Model” to treat Iran’s nuclear program, which means that he is looking for a complete dismantling and delivery of all nuclear capabilities.
But Tehran has sent Defiant, arguing that acquired knowledge and nuclear development cannot be bombarded or destroyed.
It has been introduced that its nuclear program is strictly peaceful and for civil use, as for energy generation and the manufacture of Harmaceuticals radio, but the senior officials have indicated that the Iranian establishment Cowd goes for a BTHAT -Boulder.
The Army of Iran and the body of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) have also been performing large -scale exercises and testing a variety of defensive and offensive weapons in an attempt to indicate strength and preparation for a prolonged conflict if necessary.