Khamenei says Iran-US talks going well but may lead nowhere

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that he was satisfied with talks with the United States but warned that he could eventually be fruitless.

Tehran and Washington are scheduled to meet again in Muscat on Saturday, a week later, when top officials held high -level talks after the 2015 nuclear deal ended.

US President Donald Trump, who withdrew from the deal during his first term, resurrected his “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign after returning to office in January.

In March, he sent a letter to Khamenei Ei urging talks and warning of possible military action if Iran refused.

Regarding official television, Khamenei said Saturday’s conversation was “well done in the first steps”. “Of course, we are very disappointed about the other side, but we hope for our abilities.”

But he added that “the results of the negotiations can be yielded”.

Despite the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979, despite lack of diplomatic relations, the two sides described the talks as “constructive”.

Iran insists that the talks are “indirectly” and is mediated by Oman.

Trump’s threats

On Monday, Trump had once again threatened that if no agreement was reached, he would attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, and Iranian authorities call “radicals” who should not have nuclear weapons.

Tehran denies the acquisition of the atom bomb, saying its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, especially energy production.

Khamenei said Iran’s “red lines are clear”, without any explanation.

At its beginning, on Tuesday, Iran’s Islamic revolutionary guard Corps said the country’s military capabilities were far from over the debate.

“National Security and Defense and military power are included in the red posts of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which cannot be discussed or discussed,” said Ali Mohammad Neni, a spokesman for the Guards.

On Monday, US Middle East envoy Steve Watkov, who led the talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi in Oman, said Iran should return to the 3.67 percent enrichment level in the 2015 deal.

He said that this process with Iran is going to “confirm the enrichment program and then to verify the weapons, including missiles, the type of missiles in which they have stored there and also include bomb stimulation”.

‘Red lines’

In its latest quarter report in February, the UN nuclear care care states that Iran is estimated at 274.8kg (605 pounds), which is up to 60 %, which is close to 90 % required for weapons grade content.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grosy is expected in Iran on Wednesday.

At the end of Sunday, Iran’s state -run IRNA news agency said the country’s regional influence and its missile capabilities – were long been criticized by Western governments – the talks were included in its “red lines”.

Tehran supports the “resistance axis” – a network of anti -Israeli militant groups, including Yemeni rebels, Hezbollah armed groups in Lebanon, Palestinian Islamist groups in the Gaza Strip in Iraq, Hamas and Shiite militia groups.

Iran has long been cautious about dialogue with the United States, citing past distrust.

The 2015 Agreement – is officially known as a joint action project, or JCPOA – in its nuclear program offered relief to Iran from international sanctions in exchange for curbs.

Iran complied with a year after Trump’s withdrawal before reducing his compliance.

In his speech, Khamenei said that Iran should not lose its hopes on progress in the talks.

“At that time (JCPOA), we made everything subject to the progress of the talks,” he said.