US sends Iran proposal for nuclear deal
Washington and Tehran are expected to hold a 6th round of talks, with Trump saying an agreement was possible in the ‘not-too-distant future’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his Omani counterpart presented elements of a US proposal for a nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington during a short visit to Tehran on Saturday.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said later on Saturday that US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff “has sent a detailed and acceptable proposal to the Iranian regime, and it’s in their best interest to accept it”.
Araqchi said in a post on social media that Iran “will respond to the US proposal in line with the principles, national interests and rights of people of Iran”.
His statement came ahead of an anticipated sixth round of talks between Washington and Tehran to resolve a decades-long dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme. The date and venue of the talks have not been announced yet.
“President Trump has made it clear that Iran can never obtain a nuclear bomb,’” Leavitt said in a statement, confirming that the US proposal had been communicated to Iran. She declined to provide further details.
Trump said on Friday that an Iran deal was possible in the “not-too-distant future.”