The Daily Populous Tuesday April 8th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by thetimes.com and submitted by TimesandSundayTimes

The Iranian foreign minister will attend talks with the US on Saturday after President Trump’s announcement that both sides will start direct negotiations, according to Iranian media.

However, Iran has denied that it will hold direct talks. State media have reported that Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, will negotiate via mediators in Oman with Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy.

Trump announced on Monday that the US would begin direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme, and warned that Iran was “going to be in great danger” if the talks failed.

Abbas Araghchi said the negotiation with Steve Witkoff was “as much an opportunity as a test” KAREN MINASYAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Trump announced last month that he had sent a letter to the Iranian regime demanding negotiations and threatening military action.

He said on Monday as he hosted Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister,

BRiNk9 on April 8th, 2025 at 12:16 UTC »

Trump’s language itself will put off any real development. His threats and dramatic fueled framing make it hard for the other side to engage without looking weak.

Iran will do anything to avoid appearing that, especially with deep rooted anti-US sentiment strongg. Their posture is also the same in many ways. But in this case, practical diplomacy doesn't look to be the thing of current US administration.

Let’s see if a framework actually emerges or if it turns into yet another sword rattling affair

SirKaid on April 8th, 2025 at 11:20 UTC »

Why on Earth would Iran ever negotiate a nuclear deal with the USA? They did it once, at great political expense, and Trump deleted it because it was an Obama achievement. The USA, simply put, is not a reliable partner.

Not to mention how Ukraine proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that once you have nukes you keep them, because the nuclear umbrella is only reliable if it's your nukes in your land.

TimesandSundayTimes on April 8th, 2025 at 09:49 UTC »

The Iranian foreign minister will attend talks with the US on Saturday after President Trump’s announcement that both sides will start direct negotiations, according to Iranian media.

However, Iran has denied that it will hold direct talks. State media have reported that Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, will negotiate via mediators in Oman with Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy.

Trump announced on Monday that the US would begin direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme, and warned that Iran was “going to be in great danger” if the talks failed