The Iranian foreign minister will hold nuclear negotiations with the United States, calling on the US side to show sincerity.

Iran has confirmed that it will hold talks with the United States on its nuclear program, which corroborates an earlier statement by President Trump. Rarely seen is that Iran's foreign minister wrote in The Washington Post, for moving forward, we must first agree – there are no "military options," let alone "military solutions."

Trump announced on April 12 that he would have a "direct" negotiation with Iran, and representatives from both countries will hold an indirect dialogue in Oman. On April 8, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that if Washington shows goodwill, Iran may reach an agreement with the United States on the nuclear issue.

According to a report by Iran's Tasnim News Agency, on Saturday in Oman, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will negotiate with the U.S. Middle East envoy, Steven Witkopf. In The Washington Post, Iran's foreign minister stated: "If the other party has the necessary and sufficient willingness, an agreement can be reached." The "other party" he referred to, of course, meant the United States.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi also stated: "Our main goal is to lift US sanctions."

Iran confirms: US-Iran indirect negotiations will be held in Oman on April 12. Before the indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran, expert-level talks were held in Moscow on April 8 among Iran, Russia, and China to discuss Iran's nuclear program.

Kremlin expressed support for Donald Trump's announcement on Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "We know that Oman is planning some direct and indirect contacts. Of course, we welcome this because it could lead to a de-escalation of tensions around Iran."

Beijing urged the United States to show "sincerity" in the talks.

In 2015, Iran reached an agreement with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (the United States, China, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom) and Germany, stipulating the lifting of certain international sanctions in exchange for a framework for Iran's nuclear program. In 2018, during his first term, Trump suddenly announced that the United States was withdrawing from the agreement and reinstating sanctions. In retaliation, Iran distanced itself from the treaty and accelerated its nuclear program.

Iran and the United States have not established diplomatic relations since 1980. However, the two countries indirectly exchange intelligence through Switzerland's embassy in Tehran. Oman has also played a mediating role in the past, as did Qatar to a certain extent.

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