Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, confirmed last night (Tuesday) - following US President Donald Trump's announcement - that there are plans for talks with the United States this coming Saturday, which will deal with Iran's nuclear program.
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The talks are expected to be held in Oman, among high-level officials.
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Iran reported that Foreign Minister Araqchi will lead the delegation to talks with the United States in Oman. On the American side, the talks will be conducted by Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy.
According to a report in 'Kan News', it was reported that Iranian officials were caught off guard by Trump's statement.
Israel was also surprised: A political source admitted this morning that Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli political leadership did not receive advance notice of the move announced by President Trump. The source noted that while the possibility that Trump would resume talks with Iran was taken into account, he said it was clear from the joint statement that Netanyahu did not know about the move in advance and was surprised by the statement.
He added that the fact that the Prime Minister received an update on the talks and even heard an explicit statement that Israel would be updated on developments that arise is very positive.
In his opinion, these will not be talks similar to those that took place during the Obama administration, as Trump is managing matters differently. According to the source, the Iranian agreement to hold talks stems from the threats and heavy pressure exerted by the American administration, and therefore the current situation is consistent with the Israeli position that talks can be held with the administration in Tehran on the nuclear program, with the United States coming from a position of strength.
In his statement, President Trump announced: "If the talks with Iran do not succeed, Iran will be in great danger. I hate to say it. But Iran cannot have a nuclear program. If the talks do not succeed, I think it will be a very bad day for Iran.".
