President Trump and his foreign policy aides are divided over how to address Iran’s advancing nuclear program. The issue has become progressively more acute – for the United States and particularly for Israel, which identifies Iran’s nuclear program as an “existential threat” – as Iran assembles the fissile material and knowledge it would need to […]| The Soufan Center
By all accounts, Saturday’s fifth round of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran, in Rome, registered limited progress. The meeting apparently did not address, let alone try to resolve, the core question still dividing the two sides: whether a new agreement would provide for Iran to continue enriching uranium. Ahead of the meeting, Iranian […]| The Soufan Center
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House earlier this week, where the leaders discussed a range of issues, including Trump’s tariffs, negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, and Türkiye-Israel relations, especially as tensions have escalated over each country’s role in a post-Assad Syria. It was Netanyahu’s second […]| The Soufan Center
As they did after the previous two rounds of talks that began April 12, U.S. and Iranian officials described Saturday’s direct and indirect discussions in Muscat, Oman, as positive and productive. U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Steven Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi again led the discussions. In contrast to the prior […]| The Soufan Center