U.S. President Says He Will Be Involved Indirectly in Iran Talks

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would be involved “indirectly” in high-stakes talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme, scheduled for Tuesday in Geneva. He added that he believed Tehran wanted to reach a deal.

"I'll be involved in those talks, indirectly. And they'll be very important," President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Tensions are rising ahead of the talks, with the United States deploying a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East. US officials told Reuters that the American military is preparing for the possibility of a sustained campaign should the negotiations fail.

Asked about the prospects for a deal, Donald Trump said Iran had previously adopted a tough stance in negotiations but had learned the consequences of that approach last summer, when the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites. He suggested that Tehran is now motivated to engage more seriously in negotiations.

"I don't think they want the consequences of not making a deal," President Trump said.

Before the U.S. strikes last June, U.S.-Iran nuclear talks had stalled over Washington's demand that Tehran forgo enrichment on its soil, which the U.S. views as a pathway to an Iranian nuclear weapon.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met with the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Monday, saying in a post on X he was in Geneva to "achieve a fair and equitable deal."

Source: Reuters



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