Iran warns of premature conclusions during nuclear discussions

Despite a continuation of the nuclear negotiations with the United States, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi warns against hasty conclusions and unrealistic expectations. « There is no reason for optimism or pessimism, » he said after the second round of negotiations with the US specialist Steve Witkoff in Rome.

Iran pursues a factual process and wait step by step how the conversations developed, according to the Iranian daily newspaper « Etemad ». Therefore, expectations should remain realistic. Results would only appear in the next round of talks.

Continued on Wednesday

After the second round of negotiations between the two parties to the conflict in Rome, both sides agreed on a continuation of the technical negotiations next Wednesday and another political round the next weekend – both in the Omani capital Maskat. Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi remains as an intermediary.

Observers assume that the technical negotiations will primarily deal with uranium enrichment – a particularly controversial topic. In the 2015 Vienna Nuclear Agreement, Iran was allowed to enrich 3.67 percent. The value is now around 60 percent.

Iran has signaled its willingness to return to the agreed upper limit – but only if economic sanctions are lifted in return.

Frozen foreign accounts in the foreground

Reducing uranium enrichment is a central prerequisite for political agreement.

For Iran, the focus is also on the release of his frozen foreign accounts. These are estimated at more than $ 100 billion (around 88 billion euros). In addition, Tehran calls for binding commitments from Washington that a possible agreement will exist in the future.

The background to the United States from the Vienna Nuclear Agreement in 2018 is under the then President Donald Trump. This step led to a significant tightening of the tensions.

Iran continues to categorically reject a complete waiver of nuclear technology based on Libya’s model.