Patrick Sykes

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Patrick Sykes

Iran said it's "time to decide" ahead of Friday's nuclear talks with the U.S., with the main sticking point being whether Tehran will be able to continue enriching uranium. The first four rounds of talks, mediated by Oman, have broadly gone well, according to both U.S. and Iranian officials. But Iran insists that any deal must enable it to continue enrichment, even if to the low level needed for civilian purposes.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Patrick Sykes |Golnar Motevalli

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi(Bloomberg) -- The US and Iran sent positive messages about their negotiations over President Donald Trump’s push to put limits on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programs following another round of talks Friday. The discussions this week “were the most professional yet” and could lead to an agreement in the next couple of meetings, said Iranian Foreign Minister and lead negotiator Abbas Araghchi.

2 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com | Patrick Sykes

Bloomberg — Irán dijo que es “hora de decidir” antes de las conversaciones nucleares del viernes con EE.UU., siendo el principal punto de fricción si Teherán podrá seguir enriqueciendo uranio. Las cuatro primeras rondas de conversaciones, con la mediación de Omán, han ido bien en líneas generales, según funcionarios estadounidenses e iraníes. Pero Irán insiste en que cualquier acuerdo debe permitirle continuar con el enriquecimiento, aunque sea al bajo nivel necesario para fines civiles.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Patrick Sykes

The Bushehr nuclear power plant in Bushehr province, Iran. (Bloomberg) -- Iran said it’s “time to decide” ahead of Friday’s nuclear talks with the US, with the main sticking point being whether Tehran will be able to continue enriching uranium. The first four rounds of talks, mediated by Oman, have broadly gone well, according to both US and Iranian officials. But Iran insists that any deal must enable it to continue enrichment, even if to the low level needed for civilian purposes.

2 weeks ago | hk.news.yahoo.com | Patrick Sykes

【彭博】-- 在周五與美國舉行核談判之前伊朗方面表示，現在是做出決定的時候了。雙方談判的主要癥結在於德黑蘭是否能夠繼續進行鈾濃縮活動。 根據美伊雙方官員稱，由阿曼斡旋的前四輪談判總體進展順利。但伊朗堅持認為，任何協議都必須使其能夠繼續進行鈾濃縮活動，即便只是達到民用所需的低水平。華盛頓方面發出了相互矛盾的信息，有時似乎接受這一立場，有時又聲稱伊朗根本不得進行鈾濃縮。 「找到達成協議的途徑並不是火箭科學，」伊朗首席談判代表、外交部長阿巴斯·阿拉格齊在趕往羅馬參加談判之前在X平台上表示，「零核武器=我們達成協議。零濃縮=我們達不成協議。」 周五的談判定於當地時間下午1時在羅馬開始。阿拉格齊將出席周五的會談。目前尚不清楚美國總統唐納德·川普的中東問題特使史蒂夫·維特科夫是否也將出席。 德黑蘭長期以來一直表示，它不想製造核武器，其核計畫僅用於核能等和平用途。然而，華盛頓、以色列以及許多歐洲和阿拉伯國家都擔心可能被武器化，尤其是考慮到伊朗伊斯蘭共和國的鈾濃縮水平遠高於民用需求——幾乎達到了製造核武器所需的豐度。...