The US large fleet has gathered in the Gulf "at the doorstep", and the Iranian president "ordered" to hold nuclear talks with the US

At the time when the US large fleet gathered in the Gulf, the Iranian president ordered on Monday to start negotiations with the US on the nuclear issue, while Donald Trump expressed confidence in reaching an agreement.

Fars News Agency quoted government sources on Monday, saying that President Masoud Pezeshkian had ordered to start negotiations with the US, but did not reveal the specific date.

After sending more than a dozen warships to the Gulf and threatening military intervention against Iran, US President Trump said on Sunday that "serious talks" were taking place between Washington and Tehran, and hoped to "reach an agreement" with Iran.

Trump assured on Friday that he had set a deadline for Tehran, but did not specify the time, and said Iran hoped to "reach an agreement".

AFP said that the day before, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, after two weeks of silence, spoke up for the first time, warning of a possible "regional war".

Tasnim News Agency, citing informed sources, said that the location and date of the talks have not been determined yet, but the negotiations may be led by Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Vittorino.

Iran and the US have been in diplomatic rupture for forty years. On Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghaei explained: "Some countries in the region are acting as intermediaries between Iran and the US." Iran has held consultations with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.

On Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson added at an AFP press conference: "We are reviewing and finalizing the details of each stage of the diplomatic process, and hope to reach an agreement in the coming days. This involves working methods and frameworks."

Teheran denied having received the deadline set by Trump, and Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghaei responded that Iran "will never accept an ultimatum".

In the spring of 2025, before Israel launched a 12-day war in June, the US and Iran had held talks, but the talks stalled over uranium enrichment issues.

The US demanded that Iran completely abandon its uranium enrichment program, but Tehran rejected this, claiming it is Iran's right under the provisions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi said on CNN on Sunday: "President Trump said 'no nuclear weapons', and we fully agree with this. [...] Of course, as a result, we expect the sanctions on Iran to be lifted. Therefore, it is possible to reach an agreement. Don't talk about impossible things."

Western countries suspect the Islamic Republic of Iran of attempting to develop nuclear weapons, but Iran denies this.

Since early January, pressure on Teheran has increased following the bloody suppression of protests. The protests initially targeted rising living costs, later evolved into a movement of distrust towards the Islamic Republic established in 1979.

Source: rfi

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