The United States (U.S.) officials have spoken with Omani
counterparts to look into the potential of resuming mediated nuclear
negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
According to a report, Israeli officials have accused the
officials of wanting a temporary agreement that would permit the Islamic
Republic of Iran to keep enriching uranium.
A report in Axios was published almost nine months after
indirect talks to revive the historic 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and
the international community failed, with the United States claiming that the
talks to revive the deal were no longer a high priority.
Joe Biden, the President of the United States, was looking
for a diplomatic solution to the matter. Reportedly, Biden’s top official in
Iran said that the US wanted to revive the talks, which Israel alleges
constitutes a military threat.
Robert Malley, United States Special Representative for
Iran, said, “We hope that we can resolve this through diplomatic means, and
we’re prepared to go down that path.”
According to Axios, Brett McGurk, Biden’s special envoy to
the Middle East, secretly visited Muscat, Oman, in early May. Axios cited an
official saying that the “US is working with the Omanis on the Iranian issue.”
Recently, Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik went to Tehran,
the Capital of Iran, for a two-day jaunt. It was the first visit by an Omani
leader to Iran in a decade.
Last week, Herzi Halevi, the Chief of General Staff of the
Israel Defense Forces, said, “Iran has made more progress in uranium enrichment
than ever before.” He warned that Israel could take strict action against Iran.
Earlier this year, Iranian authorities admitted that it had
enriched uranium to nearly 84 per cent purity. Disagreement took place between
Iran and IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) over this matter.
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