They completed it yesterday in Muskat the fourth round of negotiations on the Islamic Republic program, without announcing major progress, however, expressing moderate optimism.
Against the backdrop of Washington’s opposition to the enrichment of uranium by Iranian scientists, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragsi and the US Presidency Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Whitkov had a new series of talks through the Sultanate of Oman.
The fourth round of talks was recorded before the tour of the US president in the Middle East within the week. It is expected in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from 13th to May 16th.
“The negotiations were much more severe and no rotation than in the three previous cycles” and ‘Go ahead’summed up Mr Arartsi, who is expected today in the UAE.
He stressed that his country will continue to enrich heaven and that there is no ‘Space for compromise’ in this respect. However, he stressed that Tehran “It can be open to limiting the level of enrichment, to help build trust.”
On the part of the US official, who spoke on the condition that he not be named, he said the US is “encouraged by the results of the talks” and is looking forward to “eagerly at the next meeting”.
The first messages from Oman and Tehran
“Iran will not deny its sovereign rights to the country’s nuclear power program,” Iranian President Massoud Pezkian said yesterday after the talks in Oman. The requirement “to dismantle all Iranian nuclear facilities is unacceptable to us,” he insisted.
He apparently responded to statements made on the Breitbart News news website by Mr. Whitkov. Donald Trump’s special envoy stressed in these statements that Washington is opposed to any enrichment. “This means the dismantling, the prohibition of militarization, that (Iranian enrichment facilities) Natanz, Fordo and Isfahan should be dismantled,” he said.
However, yesterday’s negotiations there was an exchange of “useful and original ideas that reflect the will (of the sides) to reach an honest agreement,” Oman assured.
The Foreign Ministry in Tehran referred to “difficult but useful” talks to “find reasonable and realistic ways to overcome divergences”.
The time
Following his return to the White House in January, Mr Trump again implemented the so -called “maximum pressure” policy in Iran, specifically targeting the oil sector, and demanded from the Islamic Republic to negotiate, threatening to order bombings.
During Donald Trump’s first term, the US had unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 international agreement between Iran and the Great Powers – officially the common integrated action plan (KOSD) – which imposed restrictions on the Iranian Nuclear Energy Program. The agreement has since become an empty shell.
The agreement included a clause to restore international sanctions to force in the event of non -compliance with Iran’s commitments. Typically expires in October.
Iran and US talks, although not diplomatic since 1980, are the first of this level after Washington’s unilateral departure from the deal.
