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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

US-Iran nuclear talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. (Karen Minasyan/AFP; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via AFP)
Lazar Berman
Analysis
Lazar Berman
Iran wants to drag out talks, Trump wants a deal now. Neither is good for Israel
Both sides say a good start was made in Oman, where it is unlikely that Steve Witkoff was pushing for full dismantlement of Tehran’s nuclear program. Netanyahu could find himself in a corner
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)
Witkoff indicates US seeks to cap Iran uranium enrichment, not dismantle nuclear program
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
A handout picture provided by the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office on March 21, 2025, shows him addressing the crowd during his annual Nowruz speech, in Tehran, Iran. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
Top Iranian officials told Khamenei to allow US nuke talks or risk fall of regime – NYT
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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)
Trump envoy Witkoff and Iranian FM meet after first round of nuclear talks in Oman
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
This handout picture made available by the Iranian Atomic Organization (AEOI) office shows the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi (L) being received by the head of the AEOI Mohammad Eslami (R) in Tehran on April 17, 2025. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran / AFP)
April 17, 2025, 5:40 pm
IAEA chief on Tehran visit: Iran, US ‘don’t have much time’ to reach nuclear deal
UN watchdog head Grossi says sides at ‘very crucial stage’; Iran says IAEA can play major role in resolving issues, reaches out to Russia for support in talks with US
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Then-Prime Minister Yair Lapid, right, with then-Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 18, 2022. (Olivier Fitousi/Flash90)
April 17, 2025, 3:18 pm
Bennett, Lapid blast Netanyahu after reports strike on Iran was scuttled
Opposition leader says he suggested hitting Iran last October, but PM ‘was afraid’ and blocked the proposal; Bennett says it is the ‘Netanyahu doctrine’ to make empty threats
By ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, pictured in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025; Steve Witkoff, right, White House special envoy, pictured in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photos Stringer, Mark Schiefelbein)
April 16, 2025, 2:19 pm
Iran’s FM says uranium enrichment ‘non-negotiable,’ after US says it cannot continue
Condemning ‘contradictory’ statements by Witkoff on Trump’s demands, Araghchi says Tehran ‘will find out the true opinions’ of the US in next round of talks
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC on March 6, 2025 (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
April 15, 2025, 11:48 pm
In swift reversal, Witkoff says any nuclear deal must ‘eliminate’ Iran’s enrichment, weaponization
Russia declines to say if it will store enriched uranium as part of agreement, with Tehran said set to reject such an offer; Bennett: Mustn’t allow Iran to regroup
By ToI Staff and Reuters
This satellite image released and taken on April 2, 2025 by Planet Labs PBC shows six American B-2 bomber planes on the tarmac of Mauritius' US military base on Diego Garcia island. ( Handout / Planet Labs / AFP)
April 15, 2025, 11:34 pm
Military strikes are unlikely to permanently destroy Iran’s nuclear program
Military and nuclear experts say any US-Israeli attacks on Iranian atomic sites would be risky and would only set program back a few years, unless their real aim is regime change
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him addressing a meeting with a group of armed forces commanders and clerics in Tehran on April 13, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
April 15, 2025, 4:43 pm
Iran insists military capabilities and proxy groups are ‘red lines’ in talks with US
Khamenei lauds first meeting in Oman but says he’s ‘very pessimistic about the other side’; Revolutionary Guard spokesman says Tehran’s defense ‘cannot be discussed or negotiated’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. (Karen Minasyan/AFP; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via AFP)
April 15, 2025, 2:15 pm
Iran wants to drag out talks, Trump wants a deal now. Neither is good for Israel
Both sides say a good start was made in Oman, where it is unlikely that Steve Witkoff was pushing for full dismantlement of Tehran’s nuclear program. Netanyahu could find himself in a corner
By Lazar Berman
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)
April 15, 2025, 11:23 am
Witkoff indicates US seeks to cap Iran uranium enrichment, not dismantle nuclear program
Trump’s envoy focuses on importance of enrichment levels during media interview on negotiations; confusion over where second round of talks to be held, Oman or Rome
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
People pose for a picture on a burnt Hezbollah rocket launcher in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on November 27, 2024, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. (Mahmoud Zayat/AFP)
April 15, 2025, 10:10 am
Disarming Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group no longer inconceivable, analysts say
Crippled by months of war with Israel, US-Iran nuclear talks could provide final push for Iran-backed group to lay down its arms and yield to the Lebanese government
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele (not in picture) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 14, 2025. (Pool via AP)
April 14, 2025, 11:33 pm
Trump: ‘I’ll solve the Iran problem; if we have to do something very harsh, we’ll do it’
President issues threat of military action, even as countries hold talks on regime’s nuclear program; US Air Force posts video year after helping Israel thwart huge Iran missile attack
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, during the flight from Palm Beach to Joint Base Andrews, as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, April 13, 2025. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
April 14, 2025, 1:48 pm
Trump says he expects to make a decision on Iran’s nuclear program ‘very quickly’
Next round of talks set for April 19 in Rome, after first round summed up as ‘substantive, excellent’; UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit Iran this week; Witkoff briefs Dermer
By ToI Staff and Agencies
This handout picture provided by Khabar Online on April 12, 2025, shows Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (2nd-L) speaking with members of the Iranian delegation after a meeting in Muscat during nuclear talks with the US. (Photo by KhabarOnline / AFP)
April 13, 2025, 4:50 pm
Iran: Talks with US to stay ‘indirect,’ will only address nuclear issues and sanctions
Islamic Republic says Oman to continue mediating, with future location not yet finalized; Trump says talks ‘going okay’ but ‘nothing matters until you get it done’
By AFP and ToI Staff
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)
April 12, 2025, 7:27 pm
Trump envoy Witkoff and Iranian FM meet after first round of nuclear talks in Oman
White House calls meeting ‘a step forward in achieving a mutually beneficial outcome’; Iran FM says US wants to reach a new agreement ASAP but ‘that will not be easy’; more talks in a week
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, pictured in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025; Steve Witkoff, right, White House special envoy, pictured in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photos Stringer, Mark Schiefelbein)
April 12, 2025, 6:36 am
US signals openness to compromise in Iran talks: ‘Red line’ is nuclear weaponization
Trump says he ‘wants Iran to be a wonderful, great, happy country. But they can’t have a nuclear weapon’; Witkoff says Saturday meeting in Oman with Iranian FM ‘about trust building’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A general view of the city, in Muscat, Oman, on Sept. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
April 11, 2025, 6:14 pm
Mediator Oman at center of key first Iran-US meeting over Tehran’s nuclear program
Muscat prefers to operate in the shadows, with a long history of quiet diplomacy, but has been thrust into the limelight by hosting Saturday’s high-stakes talks
By Jon Gambrell
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