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Renewed U.S. Nuclear Talks with Iran Expected

(Israel Hayom) Danny Zaken - Next week American and Iranian negotiation teams are expected to meet again in Oman to discuss Tehran's nuclear program. President Trump said Wednesday: "We'll sit down with Iran in the coming days, maybe we'll sign an agreement. I don't think it's necessary. The only important thing is that there's no nuclear weapon, and we achieved that. I'm not lifting the sanctions. I can stop them if I want to." Iran is in a dramatically different state than before the war; it's on its knees. An agreement would be critical for Iran, but is of limited importance to the U.S. An American diplomatic source noted that post-war Iran is in a significantly worse economic state due to massive spending, widespread destruction requiring reconstruction, a paralyzed economy, and a 95% drop in oil exports. The continuation of crippling sanctions means the regime has no realistic path to economic recovery. China, the main buyer of smuggled Iranian oil, already secured alternative sources during the two-week war, primarily from Saudi Arabia, but also Russia. It's not clear if it will return to buying Iranian oil at previous levels. According to American sources, envoy Steve Witkoff will present Iran with proposals for gradually lifting some sanctions, depending on the scope of Iran's agreement to allow oversight of its remaining nuclear facilities to ensure that it cannot develop nuclear weapons.
2025-06-26 00:00:00
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