There is a chance to conclude an agreement between Iran and the U.S., but everything depends on Washington, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday.
“The negotiations are indirect in nature, and we do not plan to turn them into direct ones, as we do not consider directness useful for the purposes of negotiations,” Araghchi explained.
He added, “If on the other side the U.S. has sufficient will, an agreement can be reached. In the end, as the famous phrase goes, the ball is on the side of the U.S.
“If Washington comes to Oman with sufficient will, we will definitely achieve results,” Araghchi said, as quoted by the Iranian state news agency IRNA.
Earlier in the day, Araghchi confirmed that Iranian and U.S. representatives would meet in Oman on Saturday for high-level indirect talks.
New York Times journalist Farnaz Fassihi, citing Tehran officials, previously reported that U.S. and Iranian delegations were scheduled to meet in Oman on Saturday, with indirect talks expected.
On March 7, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, offering to begin negotiations on a nuclear deal.
On March 30, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Tehran had refused direct talks with Washington but was open to mediated negotiations.
Trump then threatened Iran with “bombing the likes of which they have never seen before” should the talks fail.
