Iranian state media reported Tuesday that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with the Trump Steve Witkoff administration envoy in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Saturday.
Araghchi confirmed that there would be “high -level indirect talks” in Oman, but did not indicate that he would participate in them. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump insisted that the discussion would be classified as “direct conversations with Iran.”
The question of whether Iran wishes to negotiate with the Trump administration, and how “direct” could be such conversations if they occurred, it has been discussed that Iranian officials and in the state media in recent weeks.
In February, Supreme Leader Ayatolá Ali Khamei insisted There would be no talks at all because negotiating with the Trump administration would be “rational, or intelligent, no honorable.”
Trump said at the beginning of March that he had writing A letter to Tehran asking for negotiations to end the Iran Nuclear Weapons Program. Iranian President Masoud Peeshkian later responded that month by rejecting the call to direct conversations, said indirect negotiations were still possible.
“We do not avoid conversations; it is the violation of promises that has caused us problems so far. It must demonstrate that they can generate trust,” said fishshkian a televised cabinet meeting.
Iran has suffered some setbacks since then, including Trump that inflicts so much damage to Houthi’s terrorist representatives in Yemen that are the Iranians of equipment Taking out their military personnel outside the country and leaving the Hutis to their destination. Tehran’s position negotiating with the United States seems to have softened according to his losses.
There is still a considerable diverse between what Washington and Tehran are saying about the next meeting.
“We are having conversations immediately with Iran, and they have begun,” President Trump saying On Monday, indicating that these discussions would occur in “almost the highest level.”
“It goes on Saturday. We have a very big meeting and we will see what can happen. And I think everyone agrees that making an agreement would be preferable,” he said.
“Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon. And if conversations are not successful, I think it will be a very bad day for Iran,” Trump warned.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying In a test of Tesday X, which Iran and the United States “will meet in Oman on Saturday for high -level indirect conversations.”
“It’s as an opportunity as a test. The ball is on the United States court,” he said.
Araghchi characterized the next dialogue as “indirect”, which would be the meeting will be held among LOER level intermediaries. But on Tuesday, a state media called the Islamic Republic or the Iran’s news network say Araghchi would be in Oman for the summit. The Iranian state network also said that discussions would be mediated by Oman Foreign Minister Bin Bin Hamad al-Busaidi.
A larger Iranian state network led by Regime Hardliners, Tasnim, seconded The report that Araghchi will be involved in Oman’s meeting this weekend and said he would speak directly with the special envoy of the United States to the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
