AFTER a seven years hiatus, the US and Iran nuclear talks are underway, albeit in an indirect mode of negotiations held in Oman and Rome (April 12, 19).

The negotiations — between Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff–being moderated by Oman’s Foreign Minister, Badr Bin Hammad Al Busaidi–are changing the way the people think about this situation, offering new possibilities of a nuclear pacification between Tehran and Washington.

The second round of indirect nuclear talks held in Rome (April 19) between the US and Iran has rekindled hopes for a transcendent nuclear deal to be concluded by the next round of talks to be held in Oman next week.

The US is demanding complete dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program, while Iran is resisting the US plan to deny Iran’s right to acquire peaceful nuclear energy, fearing the possibility of military action.

Iran’s Foreign Minister has stated that uranium enrichment, a key element of Iran’s nuclear programme, is non-negotiable.

This stance suggests a firm position in ongoing discussions about the Iran nuclear deal, highlighting the significance Iran places on its nuclear capabilities.

The primary obstacles in the US-Iran nuclear talks revolve around two core issues: Iran’s reluctance to transfer its enriched uranium stockpile to a third country and the demand for Iran to cease activities related to weaponization.

The US insists on halting uranium enrichment, which Iran claims is for energy purposes.

Iranian officials have signaled a willingness to develop nuclear weapons with their existing enriched uranium.

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