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‘Goalposts being moved’ as Iran hits out at change of location for nuclear talks with US

By Editorial Board Published April 16, 2025 7 Min Read
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‘Goalposts being moved’ as Iran hits out at change of location for nuclear talks with US

Iran seems to have hit out on the choice to vary the venue of its newest nuclear talks with the US from Oman to Italy, saying the “goalposts were being moved” because it blamed “hawks”.

Esmaeil Baghaei, a spokesperson for Iran’s overseas ministry, appeared to reference the swap of location to Rome for the second spherical of negotiations this weekend when he stated shifting the goalposts in diplomacy could possibly be seen as a “lack of seriousness”.

It had earlier been introduced that the talks about Iran’s quickly advancing nuclear programme would resume in Oman.

Writing on X, Mr Baghaei stated shifting the goalposts in soccer “constitutes a professional foul and an unfair act”.

He added that in diplomacy “any such shifting… could simply risk any overtures falling apart”.

Mr Baghaei stated the transfer had been pushed by “hawks who fail to grasp the logic/art of commonsense deal-making”.

And he stated the choice “could be perceived as a lack of seriousness, let alone good faith”.

“We’re still in testing mode,” he stated.

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Through the first spherical of talks in Oman final weekend, the host nation’s officers mediated between representatives of Iran and the US, who had been seated in separate rooms, in accordance with Mr Baghaei.

After the assembly, Oman’s overseas minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi thanked Iran’s overseas minister Abbas Araghchi and US Center East envoy Steve Witkoff for becoming a member of the negotiations aimed toward “global peace, security and stability”, in an X publish.

“We will continue to work together and put further efforts to assist in arriving at this goal,” he added.

It comes because the US introduced new sanctions which can goal delivery corporations’ oil tankers beneath its Iran-related programme.

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Iranian overseas minister Abbas Araghchi (left) meets his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. Pic: Iranian International Ministry/AP

Tehran defiant over enriching uranium

Mr Araghchi has stated Iran’s proper to complement uranium will not be negotiable forward of the second spherical of talks. The discussions started final Saturday with Oman performing as a mediator within the capital Muscat.

They had been the primary between the 2 adversaries beneath US President Donald Trump who has threatened navy motion if there isn’t a deal. Each side described the preliminary talks as optimistic and constructive.

Mr Araghchi was reacting on Wednesday after Mr Witkoff stated the Islamic Republic should “stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment” to achieve a cope with Washington.


U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks to members of the news media outside of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

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US Center East envoy Steve Witkoff. Pic: Reuters

‘Contradictory statements from Witkoff’

The overseas minister was quoted by Iranian state media in Tehran as saying: “We have heard contradictory statements from Witkoff, but real positions will be made clear at the negotiating table.

“We’re able to construct belief relating to attainable issues over Iran’s enrichment, however the precept of enrichment will not be negotiable.”

In accordance with Western nations, Iran is refining uranium to a excessive diploma of fissile purity – greater than what’s justifiable for a civilian power programme and near the extent appropriate for atomic bomb gasoline.

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Nuclear weapon ambitions denied by Iran

Tehran has denied it’s attempting to construct nuclear weapons.

Rafael Grossi, director common of the Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company – the UN nuclear watchdog whose inspectors monitor Iranian nuclear websites – has been invited to Rome for the talks, Reuters reported, citing a diplomatic supply.

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Italian overseas minister Antonio Tajani confirmed the discussions can be held in Rome however stated Italy wouldn’t be concerned.

“Italy simply wants to be a bridge for peace; we have no ambitions of any kind. Such a delicate negotiation is up to the parties involved and their willingness to achieve a concrete result,” Mr Tajani stated in a press release.

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