Avash News: The Iranian top official has also said that achieving an initial deal is possible.
Noting that the US and Iran have exchanged different points of view regarding the scope and mechanism of imposed sanctions against Iran in exchange for limiting Iran’s nuclear program, the official said that indirect negotiations between Iran and the US have been set for early March.
Iran and the US have held two rounds of indirect negotiations mediated by Oman in Muscat and Geneva, which both sides have described as positive.
Washington insists that any deal with Iran must include non-nuclear issues, including limitations on Iran’s missile program and its regional activities. However, while saying that it is ready to continue purposeful diplomacy and reach a just deal at the fastest pace, Iran has said that its defense program is not negotiable.
According to Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, he is supposed to present a draft of a potential deal to his American counterparts after it is verified by higher Iranian officials, which may require a joint session to reach a joint draft.
The official told Reuters that Tehran can weigh a combination of exporting parts of its highly enriched uranium, reducing the purity of its enriched uranium, and forming a regional consortium for uranium enrichment, but in return, Iran’s right to “peaceful nuclear enrichment” must be officially recognized.
He said that “negotiations continue and achieving a primary deal is possible.”
The Iranian official said that Tehran will not hand over control of its oil and mineral resources, but American companies can engage in Iran’s gas and oil fields as contractors.
