Posted on 04/23/2025 2:37:50 PM PDT by hardspunned
Russia could play a key role in a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, with Moscow being touted not only as a possible destination for Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but also as a possible arbiter of deal breaches.
Donald Trump, who abandoned a 2015 nuclear pact between Tehran and world powers in 2018 during his first term, has threatened to attack Iran unless it reaches a new deal swiftly that would prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Four hours of indirect talks between the US and Iran in Rome on Saturday, under the mediation of Oman, made significant progress, according to US officials. Further technical talks are due in Geneva this week, followed by another high-level diplomatic meeting next weekend in Oman.
Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who was at the heart of the Rome talks, wants an agreement wrapped up within 60 days, but is likely to face resistance from Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, who believes the levels of distrust and the technical nature of the talks make such a swift agreement unlikely.
The two most daunting issues are the storage or destruction of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and the external guarantees that can be provided to Iran if the US was to breach an agreement to lift economic sanctions in return for Iran putting its civil nuclear programme back under external supervision by the UN inspectorate, the IAEA. Iran wants a guarantee of consequences for the US if it pulls out of or breaches another deal.
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The prospects for peace in the ME and long term safety for Israel have rarely looked better.
The Allahu Akbar brigade led by hardspunned surfaces again!
IMHO, Russia is using its influence with Iran as part of its haggling with the U.S. Putin is telling Trump that Russia will be an energy partner with Iran unless Trump convinces Zelensky to give up more Ukraine land.
Trump and Putin should get a Nobel Peace Prize if they can pull this off.
What have you got against Israeli civilians? How many Israeli citizens and American servicemen have to die to satiate your sickening blood lust?
Russia is always happy to help their ally Iran. Putin was the middle man during Biden’s negotiations with Iran, too.
Trump is doing the exact same thing. Isn’t it grand? The alternative is to say screw it, let’s kill hundred of thousands, millions or billions. Two conflicts that could very easily consume the world in WWIII being settled by dialogue. Take the win and say a prayer it continues.
BS! Biden had nothing to do with Putin or dialogue in any way. How much do you have invested in the MIC, US and Israeli graveyards and medical supplies?
Trump needs to pull Russia and Iran in along with Israel, the Gulf Arabs, Turkey etc. etc.
The endgame is uniting as many countries against China as possible.
Apologies, BTW, that I interrupted you facing Mecca for the 666th time today, hardspunned.
Check out the sickening warmongers on this thread. They are beside themselves at the prospect of no trillion dollar forever war for the next 3 1/2 years. My thread but I’m done with it. I despise being dragged down in the slime of debating their bloodlust.
It’s sad to read that kind of rage I suspect bots and intelligence agencies push it.
If it’s from human sources I get the sense that the humanity has been drained out of them.
Demonic
President Trump is going to want Iran to allow American inspectors on the ground.
I don’t wan’t war, and I hope that Iran will make a deal.
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