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Witkoff: US ‘red line’ is no ‘weaponization’ of Iran’s nuclear program
This combination of pictures shows US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff after a meeting with Russian officials at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025 (L); and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking to AFP during an interview at the Iranian consulate in Jeddah on March 7, 2025. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN and Amer HILABI / various sources / AFP)
US President Donald Trump’s globe-trotting special envoy Steve Witkoff sounds a note of flexibility before meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oman on Saturday for nuclear negotiations.
Witkoff tells the Wall Street Journal that “our position today” starts with demanding that Iran completely dismantle its nuclear program — a view of hardliners around Trump that few expect Iran would ever accept.
“That doesn’t mean, by the way, that at the margin we’re not going to find other ways to find compromise between the two countries,” Witkoff tells the newspaper.
“Where our red line will be, there can’t be weaponization of your nuclear capability,” Witkoff adds.
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