The delegations of the United States and Iran are gathering in Rome on Saturday (19) in the second round of high -level negotiations on the nuclear program Tehran, amid moderate optimism regarding a diplomatic path to follow up.
Saturday negotiations take place after a week The initial round was held in Momat.
Although Negotiations in ItalyOman is expected to act again as a mediator between the American team, led by special envoy Steve Witkeov, and Iran, led by Foreign Minister Abbas Arai.
Iranian government media said that Arai arrived in the Italian capital on Saturday morning.
S. US President Donald Trump On Thursday (17), he suggested that he is not thinking of imminent military attacks against Iranian nuclear facilities.
He said when asked about a report in the New York Times that he had reported that he would have ignored such a military action by Israel: “I am not in a hurry to do so because I think Iran has an opportunity to get a great country and live happily without death.”
“I would like to see this, this is my first choice. If there is another option, I think it will be very bad for Iran.”
Before the negotiations in Rome, and Witakouf met Friday in Paris with the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs and Frozen Benjamin Netanyahu, Ron Dermer and the director of Mossad David Barna.
The Israeli government defends aggressive measures against Iran, not diplomacy. On Thursday, the Netanyahu office argued that the Israeli “open and secrecy” operations were the reason that “Iran is not at the present time a nuclear arsenal.”
US intelligence agencies have warned that Israel may try to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, CNN In February.
Wittouf was in the French capital with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for discussions about Ukraine, and the two discussed the next meeting of Iran with the “E3” allies – France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
“For the Europeans, they have an important decision to take soon regarding the resumption of sanctions because Iran is clearly different with the current proposal,” Rubio said on Friday (18).
“This will be a worker, and this is why it is important to talk to them before our negotiations on Saturday,” he added.
“We hope the negotiations will continue, be fruitful and that it can lead to something,” said the higher American diplomat. “We all prefer a peaceful and permanent decision.”
Aklei visited Moscow before heading to Rome, where he met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
“We hope and hope that Russia will continue to support any new agreement,” said Aragici in Moscow, according to Associated Press.
“We know that we do not have much time.”
Since withdrawing from the nuclear agreement with Iran during the first period of Trump, Tehran has exceeded the limits of uranium enrichment, but it has maintained the position that is not looking for a nuclear weapon.
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Soud also traveled to Tehran this week in one of the highest levels of Saudi Arabia in decades.
The visit aims to enhance diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran and indicates that the Kingdom can play a role in reducing tension and mediation in peace efforts. CNN.
This source indicated that the Saudis do not know what Trump is planning in negotiations with Iran and that the evaluation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is that it is not possible to predict a short period.