US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference on January 6. They will meet with Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday. File Photo by Ukrainian President Office/UPI | License Photo
A nuclear deal will be the subject of negotiations between Washington and Iran Thursday, officials say.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, in Geneva following receipt of the proposal, which is expected Tuesday.
“If Iran gives a draft proposal, the U.S. is ready to meet in Geneva in order to start detailed negotiations to see if we can get a nuclear deal,” officials said, per Axios.
President Donald Trump had previously suggested that failure to reach a deal would lead to “bad things.”
Araghchi is slated to finish that proposal by Monday, the outlet reported.
“So there is no need for any military buildup, and military buildup cannot help it and annot pressurize us,” Araghchi said, CBS News reported.
He added that “If the U.S. attacks us, then we have every right to defend ourselves. Our missiles cannot hit the American soil. So obviously we have to do something else. We have to hit, you know, the Americans’ base in the region.”
