Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will hold another round of indirect talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva on Thursday afternoon. Earlier, the meeting was interrupted after three hours. The talks include: decide the fate of Iran's nuclear program. According to the Financial Times, Iran has a plan to “tempt” Donald Trump with the promise of an “economic bonanza” in the form of profits from oil and gas investments.
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The newspaper, citing information obtained from a person familiar with the matter, claims that Tehran is trying to take advantage of Trump's fondness for agreements promising financial benefits to the US. The prospect of investment opportunities was “directed specifically at Trump, who expects a huge economic boom in oil and gas, mining rights, key minerals and everything else,” the source told the Journal.
The second person contacted by the FT said that there had been discussions about Iran's offer to the US to invest in gas and oil, but this proposal had not been formally presented to Washington. This was confirmed by a senior US official who told the FT that no trade offer has been made yet, and President Trump has made it clear that Iran must renounce nuclear weapons and the ability to build them.
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People briefed on the talks said Iran is also discussing the possibility of creating an international mechanism to review its nuclear program, which could involve a U.S. team or a third country representing it, as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said on Tuesday that Tehran will strive for a fair agreement as soon as possible.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bagaei refused to reveal the details of Tehran's investment offer to the FT journalist, but recalled that Aragchi had spoken in the media about oil, gas and energy – industries with great potential, but in which Iran needs modern technologies.
