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Trump Bets on Fragile Iran as U.S. and Tehran Prepare for High-Stakes Oman Talks

Trump Bets on Fragile Iran as U.S. and Tehran Prepare for High-Stakes Oman Talks

Muscat, April 12, 2025 — Former U.S. President Donald Trump is renewing efforts to push Iran toward a nuclear deal, betting that recent regional setbacks have left Tehran too weak to resist diplomacy. Talks are set to begin Saturday in Oman between Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.Trump, flying to Florida aboard Air Force One on Friday, said, “I want Iran to be a wonderful, great, happy country, but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” His administration is seeking a deal tougher than the 2015 Obama-era agreement he abandoned during his first term.The backdrop…
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