US President Donald Trump will freeze sanctions on Iranian oil during ongoing nuclear talks, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reports, citing an Iranian source close to the country’s negotiating team.
This would represent a new concession by the US.
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control would issue waivers while negotiations continue, according to the report.
Earlier today, Iran submitted a new 14-point proposal through Pakistan, according to the outlet.
Separately, a senior Iranian source tells Reuters that Washington has also shown flexibility on allowing Iran to maintain limited peaceful nuclear activities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
In its new proposal, the source says, Iran has again focused on securing an end to the war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and lifting maritime sanctions.
The more contentious issues around Iran’s nuclear program and uranium enrichment, which remain the most difficult parts of the negotiations, have been deferred to later rounds of talks.
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