By Parisa Hafezi
Iran is approaching weekend talks with the United States over its nuclear programme warily, with little confidence in progress and deep suspicions over U.S. intentions, Iranian officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
The talks were announced on Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened Washington’s old foe Iran with military action if it does not agree to a deal since he returned to the White House in January.
Trump has said the talks on Saturday in Oman will be direct but Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi repeated on Tuesday Tehran’s position that they should be indirect, citing what he called U.S. pressure and threats.
“Indirect negotiations can guarantee a genuine and effective dialogue,” he told Iranian state news agency IRNA.
Araqchi said the talks would be led by him and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, mediated by Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi.
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