Trump expresses doubts about reaching the desired US-Iran deal; Tehran insists on its right to enrich

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: Donald Trump said today (Wednesday) in an interview with the New York Post that he is losing hope that Iran will stop enriching uranium in a possible new nuclear deal with the United States. However, he remains determined not to let Tehran obtain a nuclear weapon.

 

In response to the question whether he thinks he can convince Iran to agree to a deal to shut down its nuclear program, Trump said: "I don't know. (At one time) I thought so, but I'm becoming less and less confident about it every day."

 

Trump's stance comes as the next round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States is set to be held again next Sunday in Muscat, the capital of Oman. It seems that these talks have faced a serious challenge, given the insistence of the American side on stopping uranium enrichment on Iranian soil.

 

Iranian officials During the talks, they have repeatedly stressed that Iran has an inalienable right to enrich uranium, as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and that Tehran will not give up its rights in any way.

 

The 78-year-old US president went on to try to blame Iran for the failure of the talks to date, adding: "It seems like they are stalling, and I think that is a shame, but I am less confident now than I was a few months ago. Something has happened to them, but I am much less confident that they will reach an agreement."

 

Asked what would happen next, he said, referring to Western and American claims about the nature of Iran's nuclear program: "Well, if they don't agree, they won't have nuclear weapons. If they do, they won't have nuclear weapons, you know? But they won't have new nuclear weapons, so it doesn't matter in that sense."

 

Trump claimed: "But it would be better to do it without war "They're doing it, without people dying, it's much better to do it. But I don't think I see the same level of enthusiasm for them to make a deal. I think they're wrong, but we'll see. I think time will tell."

 

Trump's special envoy's proposal versus White House stance

 

Steve Whittock, Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, who has been in indirect talks with Tehran for months, has previously floated the idea of ​​allowing Iran to continue enriching uranium but only for civilian purposes. The proposal is similar to the 2015 nuclear deal that former President Barack Obama signed and from which Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States three years later. However, the State Department and the White House have insisted that Iran should not be allowed to enrich.

 

Donald Trump also declined to comment when asked by the New York Post whether he thought China had influenced Tehran's decision to resist U.S. demands. "I just think that maybe they don't want to deal. What can I say? And maybe they do. So what does that mean? That nothing is certain."

 

Iran's position: Peaceful agreement and lifting of sanctions are within reach

 

"Seyyed Abbas Araghchi," the Islamic Republic of Iran's foreign minister, wrote in a message on the X social network on Wednesday: "President Trump announced when he entered the White House that Iran should not have nuclear weapons. This position is actually in line with our own doctrine and can be used as the main basis for an agreement."

 

The Iranian foreign minister emphasized: "With the resumption of negotiations on Sunday, it is clear that an agreement that can ensure the continuation of the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program is within reach and can even be reached quickly."

 

Araghchi concluded: "Such an agreement that is fruitful for both sides is subject to the continuation of the program "Iran's enrichment is under full supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the effective lifting of sanctions."