President Donald Trump of the United States will on Saturday hold “direct talks” with Iran over a nuclear deal.
Trump, who warned that Iran can’t own nuclear weapons, stressed that it would be very bad for Tehran if the proposed talks end in a deadlock.
Trump – who unilaterally pulled the US out of a previous deal with Iran during his first presidency – said discussions would be at a “very high level”.
He warned it would be a “very bad day for Iran” if no agreement was reached.
Last month, the US President raised the prospect of military action against Iran after its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publicly rejected the offer of direct talks.
Speaking at the White House, Trump said: “We have a very big meeting on Saturday with Iran, and we’re dealing with them directly. And maybe a deal is going to be made, that would be great.”
The US President disclosed that Iran would be in “great danger” if the talks end in a deadlock.
He said: “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and if the talks aren’t successful, I actually think it’ll be a very bad day for Iran.”
Confirming the proposed meeting, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi said the talks could be “as much an opportunity as a test”.
Araqchi said US and Iran would meet in Oman on 12 April.
Araqchi wrote on X: “It is as much an opportunity as it is a test. The ball is in America’s court.”