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Sunday, April 13, 2025
US in hurry for nuclear deal, Iran says after high-stakes talks
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The United States wants a nuclear agreement “as soon as possible,” Iran says after rare talks on Saturday, as US President Donald Trump threatens military action if they fail to reach a deal.
The long-term adversaries, who have not had diplomatic relations for more than 40 years, are seeking a new nuclear deal after Trump pulled out of an earlier agreement during his first term in 2018.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, a seasoned diplomat and key architect of the 2015 deal, and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, led the delegations in the highest-level Iran-US nuclear talks since the previous accord’s collapse.
Araghchi, who briefly spoke face-to-face with Witkoff, a real estate magnate, during the otherwise indirect meeting in Oman, says the talks will resume next Saturday.
“The American side also said that a positive agreement was one that can be reached as soon as possible but that will not be easy and will require a willingness on both sides,” Araghchi tells Iranian state television.
“I think we came very close to a basis for negotiation… Neither we nor the other party want fruitless negotiations, discussions for discussions’ sake, time wasting or talks that drag on forever,” he adds.
The Times of Israel Community.