Khaberni - A senior American official stated that American negotiators are ready to hold a new round of talks with Iran next Friday in Geneva, if Washington receives a detailed Iranian proposal regarding a nuclear deal within the next 48 hours.
The official clarified in statements to "Axios" that the U.S. administration is awaiting the Iranian proposal, indicating that this diplomatic path may be the last opportunity Donald Trump gives to Tehran before deciding on launching a wide-ranging U.S.-Israeli military operation that could directly target "Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei".
He added that President’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are planning to be in Geneva on February 27th, if Iran sends a draft of the proposal early this week, to begin detailed negotiations on the possibility of reaching a nuclear deal.
The American official confirmed that Washington is also ready to discuss the option of reaching an interim agreement with Iran, before concluding a comprehensive nuclear deal, explaining that the U.S. administration's stance involves rejecting uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, while also being ready to consider an Iranian proposal involving "symbolic enrichment", provided that it definitively proves it blocks all pathways to acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Witkoff and Kushner had requested, during the previous round of talks held in Geneva last week, that the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi present a written and detailed proposal within days.
In this context, Araghchi stated in a television interview that he would complete drafting the proposal over the weekend, to be delivered to the American side as soon as it receives approval from the political leadership in Tehran.
On the other hand, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham expressed his dissatisfaction with advice some of Trump's associates are giving against launching a military strike on Iran, urging the American president to disregard these views, considering that ignoring what he described as "evil" would have dire consequences.
Advisors in the U.S. administration indicated that President Trump may change his course at any time and issue an order to carry out a military strike, although a number of his advisors currently recommend giving diplomacy more time.
