Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Saturday (April 12) said that there was a chance of reaching a "fair and honourable agreement" in the United States and Iran nuclear talks, if both sides entered negotiations with "an equal stance," Reuters reports.
Speaking to Iranian TV in the Omani capital Muscat, Araqchi who is leading Iran's delegation said negotiations were indirect and "from our perspective, are solely about the nuclear issue and with the necessary will to reach an agreement based on equality."
The high-level talks are aimed at jump-starting negotiations over Tehran's fast-advancing nuclear program, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening military action if there is no deal.
Iran approached the talks warily, skeptical that they could lead to a deal and suspicious of Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran if it does not halt its escalating uranium enrichment program.
Signs of movement could help cool tensions in a region aflame since 2023 with wars in Gaza and Lebanon, missile fire between Iran and Israel, Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping and the overthrow of the government in Syria.
However, failure would aggravate fears of a wider conflagration across a region that exports much of the world's oil. Tehran has cautioned neighbouring countries that have U.S. bases that they would face "severe consequences" if they were involved in any U.S. military attack on Iran.
