Camille Naredo

A woman walks past a mural depicting a mock version of the Great Seal of the United States, with the eagle holding syringes and ammunition cartridges in its talons and a Star of David painted above with other drugs and firearms nearby, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran, colloquially-referred to as the "Spy Den," on April 8, 2025. Atta Kenare, AFP


A woman walks past a mural depicting a mock version of the Great Seal of the United States, with the eagle holding syringes and ammunition cartridges in its talons and a Star of David painted above with other drugs and firearms nearby, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran, colloquially-referred to as the "Spy Den," on April 8, 2025. Iran said on April 8 it will send its top diplomat to Oman for breakthrough talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump announced direct discussions on its nuclear programme. Iran ally Russia welcomed the prospect of negotiations for a new nuclear accord to replace the deal with major powers that was unilaterally abandoned by Trump in 2018. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744134153075AFP__20250408__39HE2X7__v4__Preview__TopshotIranUsPoliticsDiplomacyConflict.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="A woman walks past a mural depicting a mock version of the Great Seal of the United States, with the eagle holding syringes and ammunition cartridges in its talons and a Star of David painted above with other drugs and firearms nearby, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran, colloquially-referred to as the &quot;Spy Den,&quot; on April 8, 2025. Atta Kenare, AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A woman walks past a mural depicting a mock version of the Great Seal of the United States, with the eagle holding syringes and ammunition cartridges in its talons and a Star of David painted above with other drugs and firearms nearby, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran, colloquially-referred to as the &quot;Spy Den,&quot; on April 8, 2025. <em>Atta Kenare, AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Tuesday a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran&#x27;s longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in upcoming talks, but warned it would never accept coercion.</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meanwhile warned that &quot;the military option&quot; would become &quot;inevitable&quot; if talks between Washington and Tehran drag on.</p><p>Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran&#x27;s principal aim remained the lifting of sweeping US sanctions. Their reimposition by President Donald Trump in 2018 has dealt a heavy blow to the Iranian economy.</p><p>Trump made the surprise announcement that his administration would open talks with Iran during a White House meeting on Monday with Netanyahu, whose country is an arch foe of Tehran.</p><p>Trump said the talks would be &quot;direct&quot; but Araghchi insisted his negotiations with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday would be &quot;indirect&quot;.</p><p>&quot;We will not accept any other form of negotiation,&quot; Araghchi told official media. &quot;The format of the negotiations... is not the most important thing in my view. What really counts is the effectiveness or otherwise of the talks.</p><p>&quot;If the other side shows enough of the necessary willingness, a deal can be found... The ball is in America&#x27;s court.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/2/16/netanyahu-says-will-finish-the-job-against-iran-threat-with-us-support-2358">READ: Netanyahu says &#x27;will finish the job&#x27; against Iran threat with US support</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/4/6/israels-netanyahu-ends-hungary-visit-heads-to-us-0058" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ: Israel&#x27;s Netanyahu ends Hungary visit, heads to US</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>- &#x27;Military option inevitable&#x27; -</strong></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744134206297AFP__20250326__2206891765__v3__Preview__PresidentTrumpAttendsAmbassadorMeetingInWhit.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a reporter&#x27;s question during an Ambassador Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee, Getty Images/AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a reporter&#x27;s question during an Ambassador Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. <em>Win McNamee, Getty Images/AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>Speaking Monday in the Oval Office, Trump said he was hopeful of reaching a deal with Tehran, but warned that the Islamic republic would be in &quot;great danger&quot; if the talks failed.</p><p>Following a meeting with Trump, Netanyahu said in a video statement on Tuesday that &quot;we agree that Iran will not have nuclear weapons&quot;.</p><p>&quot;This can be done in an agreement, but only if... they go in, blow up (Iran&#x27;s) facilities, dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision&quot;, he said, adding that if talks drag on, &quot;then the military option becomes inevitable&quot;.</p><p>Netanyahu was a bitter opponent of the 2015 agreement between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States which Trump later abandoned.</p><p>In a column in the Washington Post on Tuesday, Araghchi wrote: &quot;To move forward today, we first need to agree that there can be no &#x27;military option,&#x27; let alone a &#x27;military solution&#x27;.&quot;</p><p>&quot;For its part, the United States can show that it is serious about diplomacy by showing that it will stick to any deal it makes. If we are shown respect, we will reciprocate it,&quot; he continued.</p><p>Trump&#x27;s announcement came after Iran dismissed direct negotiations on a new deal to curb the country&#x27;s nuclear activities, calling the idea pointless.</p><p>The US president pulled out of the last deal in 2018, during his first presidency, and there has been widespread speculation that Israel, possibly with US help, might attack Iranian facilities if no new agreement is reached.</p><p>In Iran, some appeared wary but hopeful that the talks would yield results.</p><p>&quot;Given the intense pressure on the population today, it seems that government officials have realized that the only solution is to negotiate directly with the United States,&quot; said lawyer Fatemeh Rezai, 28.</p><p>&quot;I hope these negotiations will lead to a (positive) outcome and that we will all get through this situation safe and sound.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>- &#x27;Great danger&#x27; -</strong></div><p>Trump issued a stern warning to Tehran.</p><p>&quot;I think if the talks aren&#x27;t successful with Iran, I think Iran&#x27;s going to be in great danger... because they can&#x27;t have a nuclear weapon,&quot; he said.</p><p>In an interview with US network NBC late last month, Trump went further, saying: &quot;If they don&#x27;t make a deal, there will be bombing.&quot;</p><p>China and Russia held consultations with Iran in Moscow on Tuesday, after which the Kremlin welcomed the planned talks.</p><p>Key Iranian ally Russia welcomed the prospect of negotiations for a new nuclear accord, which would replace the deal with major powers that was unilaterally abandoned by Trump in 2018.</p><p>&quot;Of course, this can only be welcomed because it can lead to de-escalation of tensions around Iran,&quot; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that Moscow &quot;absolutely&quot; supported the initiative.</p><p>China called on the United States to &quot;stop its wrong practice of using force to exert extreme pressure&quot; after Trump threatened Iran with bombing if it fails to agree a deal.</p><p>As the country that withdrew from the nuclear deal, &quot;the United States should demonstrate political sincerity (and)... mutual respect,&quot; its foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said.</p><p>That deal saw Iran receive relief from international sanctions in return for restrictions on its nuclear activities overseen by the UN watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.</p><p>Trump&#x27;s withdrawal from the deal was followed by an Iranian decision one year later to stop complying with its own obligations under the deal.</p><p>The result has been that Iran has built up large stocks of highly enriched uranium that leave it a short step from weapons grade.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Iran said Tuesday a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran's longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in upcoming talks, but warned it would never accept coercion.</p>

Iran said Tuesday a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran's longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in upcoming talks, but warned it would never accept coercion.

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Iran says deal can be reached if US shows goodwill

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Published April 09, 2025 01:44 AM PHT

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