Talks with US to focus solely on nuclear issue, lifting sanctions, says Iran

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that talks with the United States will be “indirectly” with the United States later next week, and its focus will be on completely eliminating the nuclear issue and sanctions.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragachi and US Middle East envoy Steve Watkov held talks in Muscat on Saturday, which has identified high-level Iran-US nuclear talks since the 2015 deal ended.

He agreed to meet again in seven days.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baqi, while interviewing State TV, said, “The talks will remain indirect. Oman will be a mediator, but we are discussing future negotiations.”

He said the talks would only focus on “eliminating nuclear issues and sanctions”, and Iran “would not talk to the US party on any other issue.”

Analysts said the United States would urge the agenda of Iran’s ballistic missile program to be included in Tehran’s support for “resistance axis”.

However, Tehran has maintained that it will only talk about its nuclear program.

In 2018, Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers during his first term as US President.

After a rare talks on Saturday, Trump called for nuclear talks only after sending a letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but if Iran refused, a warning of possible military action was called.

Iran and the United States described Saturday’s debates as “constructive”.

Iran said the talks were held indirectly with the Foreign Minister of Oman.

The Foreign Ministry of Tehran said that negotiators, Aragchi and Vaticov spoke directly for “a few minutes” after the talks.

Another round of talks will be Saturday, April 19.

When asked about the talks, Trump told reporters in the Air Force: “I think they are recovering. It doesn’t matter until you do it.”

Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al -Busaidi said the process took place in a “friendly environment”.

‘Turning Point’

Tehran has agreed to these meetings, despite the “maximum pressure” campaign to promote sanctions and promote military risks.

On Sunday, Iranian media welcomed the rare talks as a “decisive turning point” in relations between long -standing enemies.

Iran’s conservative Jeon Daily praised the United States for “not trying to increase negotiations in non -nuclear issues”.

The government -organized newspaper Iran described these debates with regard to Aragchi as “constructive and respected”.

Meanwhile, the reformist sharing newspaper said it was a “decisive turning point” in Iran-US relations.

The newspaper, which was widely skeptical in those days as a result of the talks, expressed regret that Iran does not have “Plan B” while “there was no clear possibility of a deal with Donald Trump.”

However, he praised the fact that the US party did not expose “the possibility of” eliminating nuclear facilities “and” the possibility of a military attack “during the talks.

Immediately after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Tehran and Washington have no diplomatic relations that dropped the Western -backed Shah.

Iran has been cautious to engage in dialogue with the United States, often citing previous experiences and overcoming confidence.

After withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal, Trump expressed his clear economic sanctions against Iran.

Tehran continued the deal for a year after Washington’s bridgeout, but later began to return its promises.

Iran has permanently denied the attempt to acquire nuclear weapons.