Trump says negotiations with Iran were ‘very good’ following Oman talks
Trump said that talks with Iran in Oman were “very good” and that Iran appears eager to reach a deal with the United States. The comments came aboard Air Force One before he headed to Mar-a-Lago, after top adviser Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Oman. Iran insisted negotiations stay limited to its nuclear program, while the U.S. sought to broaden the agenda to missiles and regional influence. Trump argued there is a deal that would be acceptable provided that it has no nuclear weapons,saying Iran is more willing to negotiate now than at the start of his term. Araghchi called the talks a good start and said they would continue. Separately,the State Department announced sanctions on Iran’s “shadow fleet” and oil network,targeting entities,individuals,and vessels involved in illicit exports to pressure Tehran.
Trump says talks with Iran in Oman were ‘very good’
President Donald Trump said that the talks with Iran on Friday were “very good,” and that the country appears to want to finalize a deal with the United States.
Aboard Air Force One, before heading to Mar-a-Lago, Trump discussed ongoing negotiations with Iran after top envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, met with Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, for talks in Oman.
“We … had very good talks on Iran. Iran looks like it wants to make a deal very badly. We have to see what that deal is,” the president said.
Araghchi shared Trump’s sentiments, saying the talks were “a good start” and would continue.
Prior to the meeting, Iran insisted the negotiations remain limited to its nuclear program, insisting ballistic missiles and regional influence issues are off the table, while the U.S. sought to expand the agenda to include those concerns.
Trump told the Washington Examiner aboard before heading to Florida that there is a nuclear deal that would be acceptable.
“There is a deal that would be acceptable, but the one thing, and right up front, would be no nuclear weapons,” the president said. “If we could have made that deal two years ago, we would have made that deal, but they weren’t willing to do that.”
Trump said that Iran is more willing to agree to negotiations now than at the beginning of his term.
“We’ve only been doing this for exactly one year, and we started with them a few months after the beginning of this term,” Trump said. “If they would have offered this deal, originally when we first started, that would have been accepted immediately.”
The president’s comments come after the State Department imposed new sanctions on Iran’s shadow fleet.
TRUMP TARGETS IRAN’S ‘SHADOW FLEET’ WITH NEW SANCTIONS ON TEHRAN OIL NETWORK
The administration’s push to squeeze Iran economically will target 15 entities, two individuals, and 14 vessels, accused of facilitating the illicit export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and petrochemicals through a shadowy maritime network designed to evade long-standing U.S. sanctions.
The State Department cited the Iranian government’s treatment of protesters and destabilization of the region as reasons for the newly imposed sanctions.
Naomi Lim contributed to this report.
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