President Donald Trump hints at an announcement in the 'next two days' on Iran nuclear talks

For the countries in the region, it is very important that there is no new war in the Middle East,

Sina Azodi told DW

After the attack, Riyadh expected a clear reaction from the US as its most important ally. But this failed to materialize,

Azodi recalls

Thirdly, the economic crisis in Iran continues to worsen,

Azodi told DW

And I don't know if I'll be telling you anything good or bad over the next two days, but I have a feeling I might be telling you something good,

Trump said

Anyone investing in growth and progress needs security and stability,

she added

Both the US and Iran are taking the current negotiations very seriously,

Sina Azodi, assistant professor of Middle East policy at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University and an expert on international relations with a focus on Iran's foreign policy and nuclear non-proliferation, told DW

Saudi Arabia came to the realization that stronger ties with Iran could be strategically more advantageous,

she said

They want to reach an agreement,

she said

There are three central foreign policy issues for the White House: the war in Ukraine, the war in Gaza and Iran's nuclear program. An agreement with Iran would be considered a major foreign policy success,

she said

A temporary agreement has never been on our agenda and (the issue) has not been raised in the (indirect) talks,

Baghaei told a weekly press conference

President Trump specifically sent me here to have a conversation with the prime minister about how those negotiations are going and how important it is that we stay united and let this process play out,

she said

We have entered the course of talks seriously and purposefully with the intention of reaching a fair agreement. We have proved our seriousness,

Baqaei was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency

The message to the American people is: We have a president that wants peace, but also a president that will not tolerate nuclear Iran capability in the future. They will not be able to get a nuclear weapon, and this president will not allow it,

she said

This information is a figment of the imagination and totally false,

said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, asked about the possibility during a press briefing in Tehran

If the intention is to make sure that Iran’s nuclear program would not be weaponized, I think that’s something that we could simply do,

Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign ministry, said in Tehran on Monday

If the (US’) intention is to deprive Iranians of their right to peaceful nuclear energy, I think that would be very problematic to the extent that I think it would really challenge the whole process,

he added

Try not to talk nonsense,

he urged them in a post attributed to him on his official website last week

Iranians would not be conducive to any sort of pressure,

he said

The fact that so far we have continued our talks means that we understand there is a certain level of understanding that Iran cannot under any circumstances give up its right to peaceful nuclear energy,

he said

Iran is the only non-nuclear weapon state enriching to this level, causing me serious concern,

he said