The Trump administration may have finally blinked, also knowing that yet another US-led war in the Middle East remains deeply unpopular among the American people.No attacks have come this weekend, as some were predicting last week, as President Trump appears to be exercising some level of patience and restraint, for now at least.
"Iran has indicated it isprepared to make concessions on its nuclear programin talks with the U.S. in return for the lifting of sanctions and recognition of its right to enrich uranium, as it seeks to avert a U.S. attack," Reuters is freshly reporting.
Tehran has said from the start of Trump's military pressure campaign that it's willing for serious negotiations centered on its nuclear program, but that it cannot ever abandon or limit its formidable ballisticmissile arsenal:
However, Reuters is reporting for the first time that Iran is offering fresh concessions since their talks ended last week, when the sides appeared far apart and heading closer to military conflict. Analysts say the move suggests Tehran is trying to keep diplomacy alive and stave off a major U.S. strike.
The official said Tehran wouldseriously consider a combination of sending half of its most highly enriched uranium abroad,diluting the rest and taking part in creating a regional enrichment consortium - an idea periodically raised in years of Iran-linked diplomacy.
Iran would do this in return for U.S. recognition of Iran's right to "peaceful nuclear enrichment" under a deal that would also include lifting economic sanctions, the official said.
Russia has already offered to do just this, and China too could potentially play a role in receiving Iran's enriched uranium.
It looks like a US attack is unlikely even in this coming week as wellgiven that"U.S. and Iranian negotiators areexpected to meet in Geneva on Thursdayto discuss a detailed Iranian proposal for a nuclear deal. A senior U.S. official told Axios on Sunday morning the Trump administrationexpects to receive the proposal by Tuesday"- ahead of the next round of planned talks.
Also, Tehran is now floating theprospect of joint US-Iran oil and gas investmentas part of the nuclear deal currently under negotiation. Hamid Ghanbari, deputy director for economic diplomacy at Iran’s foreign ministry, said Sunday thatshared energy development could anchor a more durable agreement.
Oman Confirms New Talks Between US and IranOman's Foreign Minister, Badr Albusaidi, confirmed that the US and Iran will meet in Geneva on Thursday to continue negotiations to reach an agreement on the tension between them.pic.twitter.com/ROVHBgRTQq
Source: ZeroHedge News
