Iran is approaching the talks warily, sceptical that they could lead to a deal and suspicious of Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran if it does not halt its nuclear programme.
Signs of movement could help cool tensions in a region aflame since 2023 with wars in Gaza and Lebanon, missile fire between Iran and Israel, Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping and the overthrow of the government in Syria.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who in the Islamic Republic’s complex power structure has the final say on key state matters, has given Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi “full authority” for the talks, an Iranian official told Reuters.
“The duration of the talks, that will only be about the nuclear issue, will depend on the U.S. side’s seriousness and goodwill,“ said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
DECADES-LONG DISPUTE
They say Iran’s enrichment of uranium, a nuclear fuel source, has gone far beyond the requirements of a civilian programme and has produced stocks at a level of fissile purity close to those required in warheads.
Since then, Iran’s nuclear programme has leaped forward, including by enriching uranium to 60%, a technical step from the levels needed for a bomb.
Tehran responded the following day, saying it was giving the United States a “genuine chance” despite what it called Washington’s “prevailing confrontational hoopla”.
Tehran’s influence throughout the Middle East has been severely curbed, with its regional allies - known as the “Axis of Resistance” - either dismantled or badly hurt since the start of the Hamas-Israel conflict in Gaza and the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria in December.
The Axis includes not only Hamas but also Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various Shi’ite armed groups in Iraq and Syria.
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