Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump conveneda high-level national security meeting at the White House to discuss the nextphase of indirect nuclear negotiations with Iran, sources told Axios.
Held in the White House Situation Room, the meeting broughttogether Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary ofDefense Pete Hegseth, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, CIA Director JohnRatcliffe, and Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Axios reported, addingthat the discussion focused on shaping the US position ahead of the secondround of talks scheduled for Saturday in Oman.
The talks follow a phone call between Trump and Omani SultanHaitham bin Tariq, whose government is mediating between Washington and Tehran.Both leaders agreed to support the negotiations and pursue “desired outcomes.”
Oman hosted the first round of indirect US-Iran talks in itscapital, Muscat, with negotiating parties describing the atmosphere aspositive.
The second round of negotiations is expected to build on themomentum from last Saturday’s indirect talks, with growing scrutiny over thescope of Iran’s nuclear activities and Washington’s willingness to makeconcessions.
Trump has sent mixed signals, expressing hope for adiplomatic resolution while repeatedly threatening military action if talksfail. “If we have to do something very harsh, we will do it,” he said on Mondayduring remarks in the Oval Office, warning that Iran must move quickly or risksevere consequences.
Witkoff described the first round of Oman talks as"positive" in a Monday night interview on Fox News, stating that theUS is demanding Iran halt uranium enrichment above 20%, including thenear-weapons-grade level of 60%, while noting that some civilian-levelenrichment to 3.67% could be negotiable under strict verification.
Earlier today, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei downplayedthe significance of ongoing indirect nuclear negotiations with the UnitedStates in Oman.
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