Iran does not believe in a nuclear deal, talks with the USA will continue
Iran does not believe in a nuclear deal, talks with the USA will continue
Tehran, Iran - the USA and Iran are about to, on Friday in Rome the fifth round of highly demanding nuclear talks . In Tehran, however, the doubts about the chances of an agreement grows while Washington hardens its position.
Iranian skepticism compared to the negotiations
According to two Iranian sources, it is unlikely that the talks will lead to an agreement. The United States insists that Tehran will stop its uranium -enrichment program - a claim that Iranian officials see as a point that could make the nuclear negotiations fail.
Tehran's participation and red lines
The sources reported that Iran's participation in Rome's negotiations only serves to assess the current attitude of Washington instead of achieving a possible breakthrough. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed the red lines of Tehran before leaving to Rome on Friday. He wrote on X: "Finding out the way to a deal is not a rocket science. Zero nuclear weapons = We have a deal.
US claims and international surveillance
The Trump administration has called for Iran to stop all the activities for uranium enrichment, which, according to the US negotiator Steve Witkoff, "enables weapons". Uranium, an important fuel for nuclear applications, can be used for the production of a bomb. Iran, on the other hand, claims that his nuclear program is peaceful and is ready not to commit to the enrichment of uranium for weapons in an agreement.
The position of the USA and doubts in Tehran
On Thursday, Araghchi said that Iran is open to increased surveillance by international inspectors, but will not give up the right to use nuclear energy, including uranium enrichment. In return, Washington offers to withdraw the devastating economic sanctions against Iran in order to achieve duclearization. Previously, the US government had sent mixed signals on the approval of uranium enrichment, but has tightened its attitude in the past few weeks and insisted that no enrichment will be allowed.
meaning of the current situation
This turn has led to officials in Tehran question Washington's seriousness, since Iran has repeatedly stated that enrichment is a red line in the negotiations. In a common message, the two Iranian sources expressed: "The decision -makers and the negotiating behavior of the United States have largely disappointed the decision -makers in Tehran. From the perspective of the decision -makers in Tehran, it is a sign that the USA is not interested in an agreement if they insist that zero enrichment in Iran can be possible."
new sanctions before the conversations
Washington continues to put pressure on Iran, with new sanctions and threats of war, while the diplomatic conversations are continued. On Wednesday, the US State Department announced new measures that identify the Iranian construction sector as "directly or indirectly controlled" by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC). There were also ten strategic materials that Iran uses in connection with its nuclear, military or ballistic rocket programs.
"With these findings, the USA has expanded powers of sanctions to prevent Iran from acquiring strategic materials for its construction sector under IRGC control and its proliferation programs," said the spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, Tammy Bruce. The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for this step and called him "as outrageous as it is illegal and inhumane". In his statement on X, Baqaei explained: "The successive rounds of the sanctions only increase the deeply rooted belief of our people that the American decision -makers strive to hinder Iran's development and progress in every conceivable way."