Longtime adversaries Iran and the United States are set to hold talks on Saturday aimed at reaching a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme.
“Far from putting up a show and merely talking in front of the cameras, Tehran is seeking a real and fair agreement, important and implementable proposals are ready,“ Khamenei adviser Ali Shamkhani said in a post on X.
In the lead-up to the talks, Trump reiterated his warning that military action was “absolutely” possible if talks failed.
Iran has consistently denied seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.
“America should appreciate this decision, which was made despite their hostile rhetoric,“ he said.
The talks were first announced by Trump during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington.
Araghchi and US special envoy Steve Witkoff are due to lead the talks in Oman, which has played a mediating role on the Iran nuclear file.
Expert-level consultations between Russia, China and Iran on nuclear issues took place in Moscow on Tuesday, according to the Russian foreign ministry.
On Friday, Germany urged the two sides to reach a “diplomatic solution”, adding that it is a “positive development that there is a channel for dialogue between Iran and the United States”.
Iran’s nuclear agency chief Mohammad Eslami downplayed their impact, saying: “They applied maximum pressure with various sanctions, but they were unable to prevent the country from progressing.”
‘Threats and intimidation’
Among them are Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, hit by staggering losses in conflicts with Israel sparked by the October 7, 2023 attack.
Warning of military action against Iran should the talks fail, Trump said US ally Israel would “obviously be very much involved in that, be the leader of that”.
“Transfer of enriched materials to secure locations may also be considered,“ he added, referring to the country’s uranium enrichment.
“If the American side does not raise irrelevant issues and demands and puts aside threats and intimidation, there is a good possibility of reaching an agreement,“ Iran’s deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said.
The Kayhan newspaper ran editorials warning the new sanctions showed the United States was “an enemy of Iran and its people” and dismissed negotiations to lift sanctions as a “failed strategy.”
During his first term, Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and reimposed sweeping economic sanctions.
Tehran adhered to the deal for a year but later began rolling back its own commitments.
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