Iran and the United States will resume high -level conversations on Saturday to reactivate the nuclear agreement

Negotiations between Iran and the United States on the Tehran nuclear programwhich advances at high speed, will resume on Saturday in Mascate, the capital of Oman, where eXpers Technics from both sides They will try to profile the details of a possible agreement.

Conversations are foreseen stop the nuclear activities of Iran In exchange for the lifting of the economic sanctions that the United States imposed on the country almost Half a century of hostility.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, repeatedly warned him He could order air attacks against nuclear plants of Iran if an agreement is not reached, While Iranian officials suggest More and more that they could seek the ability to produce nuclear weapons with their growing reserve of almost university uranium of weapons.

Neither Tehran nor Washington explained the return to OmanAlthough the sultanate has historically served as a mediator. The conversations of the last weekend In Rome he served as a neutral land for the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, and the American correspondent for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.

However, the mourning period in Rome After the death of Pope Francis Mondaywhose funeral will take place on Saturday and Iranian complaints on the attention of the media in Italy May have influenced the change of place.

“As you can see, unlike the first round of conversations, in which the presence of journalists was limited … this time In Rome, in Italy, This type of control has not been applied“Said Hosnieh Sadat Shobri, Iranian state television journalist.

China and Russia align with Iran

Mascate conversations They occur while Iran strengthens in support of China and Russia. Araghchi met officials in Moscow last week and Beijing at the beginning of this week. Thursday, the representatives of China, Russia and Iran met the director of International Atomic Energy Agency (Oiea)United Nations Agency for nuclear surveillance.

Although the OIE has not released the details, The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported That the three nations believe that the OIE has “the potential and the necessary experience” to contribute to the process, while underlining the need for diplomatic solutions. China reiterated “Iran’s right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy”

The Trump administration has maintained the powers European France, Germany and the United Kingdom, Cofirmants of the nuclear agreement of 2015, outside of their direct conversations with Iran, reflecting its strategy in negotiations with Russia on Ukrainian conflict.

In the meantime, Araghchi He suggested new conversations with European nations, writing in X: “The ball is now on his roof … as we act in this critical crossroads, it is likely that it defines the predictable future”.

Controversies on Uranium’s enrichment

Apparently, two Iranian diplomatsMajid Takht-and Ravanchi and Kazem Gharibadi will guide Tehran’s technical team. The United States delegation will be led by Michael Anton, the political and detention strategist of Trump, although it lacks direct experience in nuclear policy.

The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco RurioHe reiterated in a recent podcast that Iran must completely stop the enrichment of uranium if he wants a civil nuclear program. “If Iran wants a civil nuclear program, you can have it as many other countries may have it and That is, they import enriched material“Rubio said.

Although Witkoff initially began that Tehran could enrich the uranium at 3.67%, Subsequently he aligned with Rubio’s positioninsisting on the fact that all the enrichment should stop. Iran, however, remains still that the internal enrichment is not negotiable.

Israel’s position further complicates things. Israel, who in the past has attacked Iranian nuclear structures, has not excluded future attacks. This week, the Israeli forces have performed exercises prepared for possible attacks with Iranian missiles, according to the “Kan” station.

“Our security services I’m in the maximum alertGive the previous cases of sabotage attempts and murder operations designed to cause a legitimate response “, Araghchi published X Wednesday.