Against the background of the talks between the USA and Iran, controversial on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program, the US specialist Steve Witkoff has indicated flexibility in the US government position.
Iran shouldn’t be able to build an atomic bomb, which is the “red line” for the United Statessaid Witkoff to the “Wall Street Journal”.
Witkoff quoted the US newspaper with the words that the USA would enter dialogue with the demand for a disassembly of the Iranian nuclear program. That is the starting position, said Witkoff.
“Incidentally, this does not mean that we will not find other ways to find a compromise between the two countries,” added Witkoff.
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Witkoff and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi are now expected to kick off the conversations between the second representatives of the two countries in the Sultanate Oman.
The Iranian delegation is already on the way to Muskat, the capital of the Gulf State, reported the State Iranian news agency Irna on Saturday.
Trump insists on nuclear weapons -free Iran
While US President Donald Trump announced direct talks, the bilateral conversations are indirectly carried out by a mediator according to Iranian representation. Tehran said in advance that a “real and fair” agreement is being sought.
Trump had threatened Iran with an attack if Tehran should not agree to a new agreement to limit his nuclear program.
“I want Iran to be a wonderful, great, happy country. But you can’t have nuclear weapons,” Trump said on Friday in front of journalists on board the aircraft Air Force One.
Western states have been accusing Iran for years to build on nuclear weapons, which Tehran denies. In 2015, Iran signed an agreement that provided the relaxation of sanctions in return for a restriction of the Iranian nuclear program.
However, during Trump’s first presidency, the United States with one side from the agreement in 2018. After returning to the White House, Trump pushed Iran for new nuclear talks.