Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s former overseas minister and nuclear chief, has stated that “negotiation is all the time higher than warfare,” particularly as oblique talks between Tehran and Washington are scheduled to start in Oman on Saturday.
In a put up on X, Salehi warned that if the US begins a warfare with Iran, it will be unable to regulate or finish the battle.
As a substitute, he added, it will face extreme and destabilizing penalties throughout the area and the world, with results reaching so far as Ukraine and Taiwan.
US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly expressed hope for a cope with Iran, signed a memo on February 4, 2025, to proceed most strain in opposition to Iran. Nonetheless, he claimed he was “hesitant” concerning the resolution and stated he was open to talks.
On April 7, throughout a gathering with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump instructed reporters that the US was engaged in “direct negotiations” with Iran and {that a} “very massive assembly” was deliberate for Saturday.
Iranian Overseas Minister Seyed Abbas described the talks in Oman as each an “alternative and a check” and harassed that Iran was prepared for critical negotiations.
