Two unnamed Pakistani government officials made a statement ahead of the expected second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran in the capital Islamabad.
Officials discussed the moratorium Iran reportedly offered the United States to suspend its nuclear program.
“Washington's priority is to suspend Iran's uranium enrichment program for at least 20 years in exchange for sanctions relief and the release of Iran's frozen financial assets,” a senior administration official said. he said.
On the other hand, officials said it shows that “Washington is conditionally willing to shorten the moratorium period from 20 to 10 years if it receives strong guarantees from Iran regarding its nuclear weapons concerns.”
Officials said other U.S. offers include transferring Iran's enriched uranium to “the U.S. or a third country” for 10 years.
Officials said Iran had not yet responded to the US offer and said Pakistan was working to resolve differences between the two countries on the nuclear issue.
Officials argued that Tehran welcomes Pakistan's offer to four countries, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to review Iran's nuclear program.
An official familiar with the matter also said the parties were expected to find a “middle ground” despite their “apparent inflexibility.”
Current status of the negotiations
A temporary ceasefire was declared between the US and Iran on April 8 after the war spread to regional countries following US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28.
The governments of Washington and Tehran held talks on Pakistan in Islamabad on April 11, but announced that the talks ended “without reaching an agreement.”
Qatari television Al Jazeera claimed in its news, which was based on a Pakistani official, that Iran's “interim negotiating delegation” had come to Islamabad for negotiations with the US.
Iran neither confirmed the claim nor announced that it had decided to send a delegation to Islamabad. Pakistani sources told the New York Post that Tehran was “interested in a second tour” but that “no decision has been made yet” on the issue.
The US press said US Vice President JD Vance would travel to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, today to take part in negotiations with Iran.
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