Nuclear deal with Iran

Talks underway – US opens up for compromises

Iran and the US have begun talks in Oman to try to reach a new nuclear energy agreement. It is the first time in several years that the countries have held talks at such a high level.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is Iran's highest representative in Oman, while the US delegation is led by Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who just yesterday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Witkoff says that the US has an absolute demand that Iran's nuclear energy program be dismantled.

- But that does not mean that we cannot find other ways to compromise between the countries.
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Low expectations ahead of US talks with Iran

Iran must not have nuclear weapons. That was US President Donald Trump's message ahead of Saturday's meeting between American and Iranian representatives in Oman. These will be the first physical meetings between the countries since Trump abandoned the nuclear deal in 2018.

- I want Iran to be a wonderful, great and happy country. But they must not have nuclear weapons, says Trump according to TT.

According to reports, the parties will sit in different rooms and handle the talks through Omani mediators who run between the parties. Expectations are relatively low - the best possible outcome is that Iran and the US agree on a framework and a timetable for negotiations, writes the New York Times.