At a press conference on April 7, US President Donald Trump said that there were direct talks between Iran and its management in the future of the nuclear program in Tehran.

“We are holding direct talks with Iran,” Trump said. “On Saturday, we have a very big meeting.”

Iran has denied direct talks, but it admitted that it was appointed through Omani mediation.

Trump’s announcement is a surprise to many, as Iran has long refused directly. Did anything change?

That’s all we know yet.

What did Trump said?

Interestingly, he doubled talks that they were “direct”, saying that they started and the next meeting will be on Saturday.

He said: “A lot of people say, oh, perhaps an alternative or you do not deal directly, you are dealing with other countries.”

“No, we deal with them directly. Perhaps a deal will be held.

He said: “It is better to do the deal to do what is clear,” and it is assumed that it is a sign of attacking the regional giant, which is something that the Israeli ally has done twice in the past 12 months.

In early March, Trump told reporters He wrote to the Iranian authorities, calling for talks on the country’s nuclear program and threatening military action if there is no response.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khounai, said at the time that Iran will not negotiate with the “bullying governments”.

Trump has so far applied what he calls the “maximum pressure” policy on Iran, which consists of extensive sanctions.

What did Iran say?

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragichi said that indirect talks between him and the United States Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkeov will take place in Amman.

“It is an opportunity as it is a test,” Araghchi wrote on X.

Iran has long said that it will not hold direct talks with the United States, but it agreed to work through an Omani mediator, which was announced by the Iranian government media to be Foreign Minister Omani Sayed Badr Albusidi.

Iran and the United States will meet in Amman on Saturday for indirect talks at a level.

It is an opportunity as it is a test. The ball is in the American stadium.

– April 7, 2025

Iran’s messages fluctuate between opening up to negotiation and rejecting the US threatening tactics.

Iranian President Masoud Bezishian said in September that direct talks were possible if the United States showed that it was possible to hold good talks.

“We are not hostile to the United States,” Bezishian said. “We are brothers with the Americans too.”

However, earlier this week, Araghchi Washington’s honesty was interrogated When calling for negotiations, saying on Sunday, “If you want negotiations, what is the purpose of the threat?”

What does Trump want to negotiate?

Although Yemen’s bombing and allowing Israel to have a free hand in Lebanon and Syria, as well as the warfare of the war on Gaza, Trump says he wants to be seen as a “peacemaker.”

He says he wants to negotiate the Iranian nuclear program, to ensure that Iran is never building a nuclear weapon.

During his first term in his post, Trump withdrew the United States from a nuclear deal between Iran and the global authorities, which brought up the Iranian nuclear program for some sanctions.

After withdrawing, Trump re -applied the sanctions. He said that any agreement with Iran would have to reduce his traditional arsenal as well, and not only the nuclear program.

In recent weeks, he said that Iran is physically helping the Houthis in Yemen, Blame Iran whenever The Houthis launched an attack on Israel or what they say is the shipping associated with Israel in the Arab or red seas.

It is not clear whether this will appear in negotiations.

Trump may also want to discuss increasing oil sales in Iran to China.

What does Iran want to negotiate?

Iran is interested in eliminating sanctions to ease economic pressure on Tehran, as the country suffers from an economic crisis that struck all sectors of society.

This includes assurances that Iran will be able to access the rapid funding system as well as international investment.

However, Iran also wants to recognize its nuclear program, including the right to a level of enrichment and the use of centrifuges, which have been built since 2018.

However, the starting positions of the two sides are more far apart when negotiations for the first time in the joint comprehensive work plan (JCPOA), widely known as the “Iranian nuclear deal”.

Iran requires more sanctions on a large scale of what is stipulated during the Obama era, while Trump threatened to bomb Iran if they did not cut the deal.

Is there not already a deal on the Iranian nuclear program?

Yes, JCPOA.

As we mentioned above, assurances from Iran exchanged to reduce its nuclear program to reduce sanctions.

Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement in 2018, and his close ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was one of the largest votes against JCPOA.

Trump and Netanyahu are compatible, saying that JCPOA did not go far enough for a long time, in reference to JCPOA only prohibits some nuclear activities for 10 to 15 years.

They said that the Iranian traditional weapons program should be included in any deal with Iran, and that any relief that the Iranian economy receives will only be able to finance its regional allies from implementing supposed activities “the threat of Israel’s security.”

How close to Iran is a nuclear weapon?

Nobody really knows.

Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and does not want to develop a nuclear weapon.

The Supreme Leader of Khounai issued a religious judgment in this sense in 2003, and that was the cornerstone of Iranian nuclear policy since then.

Some Western analysts claim that in capacity, Iran is incredibly close to a nuclear weapon.

In March 2025, Raphael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, raised concerns about the enrichment of Iranian uranium. Iran has about 60 percent uranium stockpiles, which is the only non -nuclear condition that has it.

While Iran has confirmed it does not want a nuclear weapon, Iranian leaders have made it clear that the decision is only with them.

In March, Khameneni said: “If we want to build nuclear weapons, the United States will not be able to stop them.”