Iran. Negotiations from the USA on a nuclear program. Steve Witkoff on the condition of the conclusion of an agreement

“Each final agreement must establish a frame for peace, stability and prosperity in the Middle East, which means that Iran must stop and eliminate his uranium enrichment program,” said Steve Witkoff Middle East envoy on Tuesday. On Monday, Witkoff only talked about the limitation and verification of the Iranian nuclear program.

On Saturday, April 12 in Oman the first round of the United States talks with Iran about his nuclear program. These talks were the first contact of both sides at such a high level in eight years. The next round is scheduled for April 19.

The American side was represented by a special Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. On Tuesday, he published an entry on the profile of his office on platform X, in which he assessed that “the contract with Iran would be concluded only if it was a Trump agreement.” “Each final agreement must establish a frame for peace, stability and prosperity in the Middle East, which means that Iran must stop and eliminate his uranium enrichment program and adapt it to use as a weapon,” he wrote.

“For the world, it is necessary for us to create a hard, honest agreement that will survive, and this is what President Trump asked me,” he added.

Narrative change

This statement is a change when it comes to the US position in conversations with Iran, which Witkoff presented only a dozen or so hours earlier in an interview with “Fox News”.

He said then that United States They require restriction of uranium enrichment by Iran to 3.67 percent – this is the level required by the JCPOA contract, from which Trump withdrew during his first term.

He also added that Washington also demands a rigorous verification program, including Iran's rocket arsenal.

Currently, Iran enriches uranium to a level of 60 percent, which is not enough to create nuclear weapons, but – according to the “Wall Street Journal” – shortens the time to receive material for a bomb to 1-2 weeks, although the design of the bomb itself would take an additional several months.

Level 3.67 percent It allows the use of material in the energy sector, and enriching uranium from this level to 90 percent. It takes about a year required for construction.

As “Washington Post” notes, Witkoff changed his position after criticism from the anti -Jastrzębi. His plan was also contrary to Israel's position, which demands the completely getting rid of the Iranian nuclear program, just as she did Libya in 2003. Iran has so far rejected the possibility of completely abandoning the nuclear program.

Trump warns: We'll play hard

On Monday, the president expressed doubts about the conversations with Iran Donald Trump. Commenting on the second round of conversations scheduled for Saturday, he assessed that it was a long break and that Iran can “attach” America.

– Iran must give up the concept of nuclear weapons. They cannot have nuclear weapons. Nobody can – he said. “I think they keep us because they were so accustomed to dealing with stupid people in this country,” he added, probably meaning Democrats.

Trump also said that “Iran was rinsed” during his first term in the White House. – I want them to be a rich, happy country. The only thing, (…) very simple – cannot have nuclear weapons. And they must work quickly. They are very close (possession – ed.) At the moment, but they will not have it and if we have to do something very sharply, we will play sharply. I don't do it for us. I do it for the whole world. These are radicalized people and cannot have nuclear weapons – said the US president.

Trump, asked if a possible USA response may include an attack, replied: – Of course yes.