US, Iran Nuclear Talks To Resume Thursday as President Trump Considers Limited Military Strike
Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi announced on social media that nuclear talks between Iran and the US are scheduled for Thursday in Geneva and expressed his hope that the meeting would end in an agreement. US President Donald Trump is considering limited military strikes to put pressure on Tehran to agree to a deal.
Al-Busaidi wrote on social media that he hoped the latest meeting would “go the extra mile toward finalizing the deal.” Oman previously hosted the indirect talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and facilitated the latest round in Geneva last week.
An Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran is willing to make concessions in the upcoming talks and is weighing a proposal that would involve exporting roughly half of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, diluting the remainder and participating in a regional uranium enrichment consortium—a concept that has surfaced repeatedly in past Iran-related diplomatic efforts.
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In exchange, Iran would seek US acknowledgment of its right to “peaceful nuclear enrichment,” alongside the lifting of economic sanctions, the official said.
The White House did not immediately respond to questions. Washington has long argued that domestic enrichment in Iran could provide a route toward developing nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump is weighing the option of a near-term, limited military strike against Iran as a means of pressuring Tehran to accept his nuclear demands, according to a report by The New York Times. The newspaper says that if the Islamic Republic refuses to shift its position, the administration is also considering a far broader military campaign later this year aimed at forcing political change in Tehran.
The report says the initial operation under discussion would be narrowly focused and could include strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command centers, ballistic missile facilities or elements of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. If such action fails to produce the desired outcome, US officials are said to be contemplating a much more expansive offensive later in the year, with the stated objective of ending the rule of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
