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Bloomberg
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Trump Optimistic on Iran Deal After ‘Very Good' Rome Talks
Takeaways NEW US President Donald Trump said his administration's talks with Iran over the weekend were 'very good,' as he pushes to limit the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. 'We had some very good talks with Iran yesterday and today, and let's see what happens,' Trump told reporters on Sunday at the Morristown Airport in New Jersey on his way back to Washington. 'I don't know if I'll be telling you anything good or bad over the next two days, but I have a feeling I might be telling you something good.'
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump hints at ‘good news' on Iran
President Trump on Sunday said his administration had 'some very good talks with Iran' and suggested that positive news could be coming from the negotiations. 'Let's see what happens, but I think we can have some good news on the Iran front,' Trump told reporters from the tarmac in Morristown, N.J., ahead of his departure for Washington, D.C. Delegations from the U.S. and Iran wrapped up a fifth round of talks on a potential new nuclear agreement in Rome on Friday. Trump during his first term withdrew the U.S. from a nuclear deal the Obama administration had negotiated but has since launched new efforts meant to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions and prevent a war. Iranian officials, according to a report by NBC, also described the most recent talks as positive. 'We have just completed one of the most professional rounds of talks. … We firmly stated Iran's position. … The fact that we are now on a reasonable path, in my view, is itself a sign of progress,' Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told state TV, according to NBC. 'The proposals and solutions will be reviewed in respective capitals … and the next round of talks will be scheduled accordingly.' Trump on Sunday also said there had been good talks with Hamas on Gaza, and that he continued to hold talks with Israel. On Iran, he said he did not know if he would be 'telling anything good or bad, but I have a feeling we'll be telling you something good.' Trump covered several topics while talking to reporters, including his frustration with Russia President Vladimir Putin and his willingness to accept changes to his 'big, beautiful' tax cuts bill as it moves to the Senate. While two Senate GOP conservatives raised doubts about the bill on Sunday, Trump expressed confidence. 'I think the Senate is going to get there,' he said, even if there are some changes both minor and significant to the bill. 'The Speaker has been working with the leader of the Senate,' he said of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.). He said the two had done a great job and 'hopefully that'll be fine.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Al Jazeera
23-05-2025
- Business
- Al Jazeera
‘Red lines' stalk fifth round of Iran-US nuclear talks
Iran and the United States are set to hold a fifth round of talks on Tehran's nuclear programme amid uncompromising rhetoric on both sides. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff are due to meet in Rome on Friday. The ongoing talks, mediated by Oman, seek a new deal in which Iran would be prevented from producing nuclear weapons while having international sanctions eased. However, little progress has been made so far, and both Washington and Tehran have taken a tough stance in public in recent days, particularly regarding Iran's enrichment of uranium. Witkoff has said Iran cannot be allowed to carry out any enrichment. Tehran, which has raised its enrichment to about 60 percent, well above civilian needs but below the 90 percent needed for weaponisation, has rejected that 'red line'. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the demand 'excessive and outrageous,' warning that the ongoing talks are unlikely to yield results. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington is working to reach an agreement that would allow Iran to have a civil nuclear energy program but not enrich uranium, while admitting that achieving such a deal 'will not be easy'. On Thursday, the State Department announced new sanctions on Iran's construction sector. 'Figuring out the path to a deal is not rocket science,' Araghchi said on social media on Friday morning. 'Zero nuclear weapons = we DO have a deal. Zero enrichment = we do NOT have a deal. Time to decide…' A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran took aim at the new sanctions, calling the move 'vicious, illegal, and inhumane'. The stakes are high for both sides. Trump wants to curtail Tehran's potential to produce a nuclear weapon that could trigger a regional nuclear arms race. Iran insists its nuclear ambitions are strictly civilian, but seeks to ease international sanctions that hamper its economy. During his first term, in 2018, Trump nixed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a 2015 agreement that saw Iran scale back its nuclear programme in exchange for eased sanctions. After his return to the White House for a second term in January, Trump renewed his 'maximum pressure' programme against Iran, piling further economic pressure, for example, by choking the country's oil exports, particularly to China. Iran responded defiantly, promising to defend itself against any attack and escalating enrichment far beyond the 2015 pact's limits. Tensions began to ease in April as the two countries launched the talks mediated by Oman, but Tehran's enrichment programme has become a major point of contention. Should that see the talks fail, the cost could be high. Trump has repeatedly threatened military action if no deal is reached. Israel, which opposes the US talks with its regional foe, has warned that it would never allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons. Following reports that Israel may be planning to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, Araghchi warned on Thursday that Washington will bear legal responsibility if Iran is attacked.
Al Arabiya
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Witkoff, Anton to travel to Rome for next round of US-Iran talks: Source
Two senior US diplomats will travel to Rome to participate in the next round of talks with Iran, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday. 'Senior Advisor and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Policy Planning Director Michael Anton will travel to Rome on Friday for a fifth round of talks with Iran. Discussions are expected to be both direct and indirect, as in previous rounds,' the source said in a statement. Developing
Wall Street Journal
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Iran Holds Out for Nuclear Enrichment
Iran's rulers are unhappy with the direction of nuclear talks, which is a sign President Trump is pushing in the right places. No one is ever pleased to make far-reaching concessions, but those are what the U.S. and the world need to get a deal worth making. 'We are witnessing completely unreasonable and illogical positions from the Americans,' said Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, on Tuesday. 'Enrichment is absolutely nonnegotiable.' Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the U.S. 'should try not to talk nonsense' and called it a 'big mistake' for President Trump to demand an end to Iran's enrichment of uranium.
