18/4/2025–|Last update: 04/18/202510:54 am (Mecca time)
In the midst of the inability to achieve his electoral promises to quickly make peace in Gaza and Ukraine, US President Donald Trump turns into another challenge that may not be less difficult: limiting the Iranian nuclear program continuous to develop.
The Trump administration plans to hold a second cycle of talks with Iran tomorrow, Saturday, on Saturday, in Rome, something that many did not imagine, given the long years of hostility belonging to the first republican president when he withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement and adopted a policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran by imposing sanctions for its failure.
Although no one excludes the possibility of progress after a meeting held at the Sultanate of Oman last Saturday, and the two parties described it as positive, the negotiators do not increase the ceiling of their expectations to achieve a rapid success during these decades – the disagreement that continues.
A source familiar with a meeting held in the White House last Tuesday said that the discussion on the provisions of a possible nuclear nuclear agreement was still at its early stadiums between Trump’s assistants. Two sources familiar with the White House thought declared that the two parties could conclude a temporary agreement before reaching a more detailed agreement.
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Trump’s repeated threats to bomb Iranian nuclear sites are repeated unless the regional tension agreement is concluded.
This can mean that Trump – who engaged in his inauguration speech on January 20 to be a “peacemaker” – could push the United States to a new conflict in the Middle East.
The American president said on Thursday that he was not in a hurry to hit Iran and stressed that negotiations were his first choice.
“If there is a second option, I think it will be very bad for Iran. I think Iran wants to dialogue. I hope they are. It will be very good for them if they do it,” he said during a White House meeting with Italian Prime Minister Georgeta Meloni.
Witakouf and Iraq
The American negotiation team leads Steve Wittakov, a friend of Trump and real estate investor who has no previous diplomatic experience, and some analysts describe him as “the envoy of the administration for everything”. He was responsible for reaching an agreement with Iran, in addition to putting an end to the Gaza and Ukraine wars, which are always borrowed.
On the other side of the table, the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araqji, a experienced negotiator, is seated that some Western diplomats fear taking advantage of the humility of experience and Takouf.
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“The need to achieve a balance between Gaza, Ukraine and Iran will represent a challenge from the point of view of the mental capacity of anyone,” said Jonathan Banikov, former US national intelligence official for Middle East affairs.
“This applies in particular to Iran, given the quantity of technical details, historical developments, regional geopolitical considerations and wider complications,” added Panekov, who is currently working with the Foundation for Atlantic Research Council in Washington.
Wittouf has a distinguished source of negotiation power: the presence of a direct line between him and Trump, who should send a signal to the Iranians that they receive the opinions of the president of a person who trusts him.
However, it is only the days that will appear if it will really help the efforts of the American administration to conclude an agreement.
What is required by Iran?
Witakouf’s comments himself added more fog for the edge of the abyss chased by Trump with Iran. Beyond the talks last Saturday, he told the Wall Street Journal that the Red Line would “arms” the Iranian nuclear program seems to be a drop in Trump’s demand to dismantle this program.
Witkev later – Fox News Monday evening – so that Iran can be allowed to fertilize uranium at a low level, but only with strict success measures, before it seems far from Tuesday when it declared in an article on X that Iran should “get rid” of its fertilization program.
In response, the Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs said yesterday that “the principle of fertilization is not negotiable”.
It seems that the severe sanctions imposed on Iran have contributed to pushing it to the negotiating table, although it has long refused the Western and Israeli accusations that they seek to have a nuclear weapon and to face caution, because they are skeptical of Trump and prospects to reach an agreement.
After Trump withdrew during his first mandate from the nuclear agreement concluded with Iran, Tehran has considerably exceeded the restrictions stipulated in the agreement concerning the enrichment of uranium, and he had stocks at a high level of fissile purity, which approached the level necessary to make nuclear warheads.
A different diplomatic file
Trump’s sudden declaration on April 7 – concerning the resumption of talks with Iran – stressed the central role he plays in the foreign policy of the American administration.
It is considered a recording with regard to the contrast. He failed to conclude an agreement between Russia and Ukraine, which has been fighting against a war for 3 years. But shortly before Trump took up his duties, he helped to conclude an agreement for a long time for the ceasefire in Gaza, but the agreement collapsed later.
Potential American or Israeli military action against Iran remains under pressure.
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Israel has been able to weaken the regional influence of Tehran since October 20, 2023 and turned out to be able to hit Iranian nuclear sites to thwart what he considers an existential threat.
After being surprised by Trump’s decision to negotiate with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a nuclear disarmament agreement similar to the agreement signed by Libya in 2003, an agreement which is very little likely to accept Tehran.
Gulf sources have said that the Gulf States, which are concerned about the outbreak of another war in the Middle East, hoped to continue negotiations, but they are anxious to exclude them from the operation.
Political analysts note that despite enormous obstacles to conclude an agreement with Iran, a bilateral agreement with the United States can be less difficult for Trump to achieve permanent peace between the parties at war in Gaza and Ukraine.
“When you have gone to a nuclear agreement, the United States will be able to impose a certain control,” said Laura Bloomnfield, analyst of the Middle East at the Johns Hopkins College for International Studies in Washington.