(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will engage in direct negotiations on a nuclear program with Iran this Saturday.
 US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, April 7, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS) |
The announcement was made after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House. Trump said it will be a “very big meeting” and “everybody agrees that doing a deal would be preferable”. Trump warned Tehran of “great danger” if the talks are not successful in preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Regional media quoted an Iranian official as dismissing the announcement. A senior Iranian official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters: "The talks will not be direct. They will be with Oman's mediation."
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on the US to demonstrate its genuine interest in negotiations, saying Iran cannot negotiate with the US while it is exerting all-out pressure on Iran.