🔥 U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks: Key Points & Rising Tensions 🔥

🗓 Talks Resume Saturday

• U.S. and Iran are restarting nuclear negotiations after a first meeting last weekend.

• Goal: U.S. wants strict controls on Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.

• Iran’s Demand: Relief from heavy economic sanctions.

⚛️ The Core Issue: Uranium Enrichment

• Iran is currently enriching uranium to 60% — dangerously close to weapons-grade (90%).

• Witkoff (U.S. official): “Iran doesn’t need to enrich past 3.67%.”

  • This level is only for power generation, not weapons.

• U.S. wants tight verification on both enrichment and weapon development.

🤝 Possible Compromise

• While the Trump administration initially wanted a full dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program…

• Officials now suggest they may compromise — allowing low-level enrichment if strictly controlled.

🕰 A Look Back: The 2015 Nuclear Deal

• The Obama-era deal let Iran enrich up to 3.67%, but included sunset clauses that lifted limits over time.

• Trump called the deal weak and pulled the U.S. out.

• U.S. intelligence says Iran could now produce a bomb in weeks, not months.

🎯 Israel’s Position

• Israel wants zero enrichment — like the 2003 Libya model, where the nuclear program was completely dismantled.

• Analysts say:

  • “Israel can’t live with Iran on the threshold. The U.S. can.”

• Many in Israel hoped Trump would support military action.

💣 Strike Still on the Table

• Trump says he prefers diplomacy, but warned on Monday:

  “They can’t have a nuclear weapon… and they’ve got to go fast.”
  When asked about a possible strike: “Of course, it does.”

🚨 Current Risks

• Iran says it needs 20% enrichment for medical research — but is already at 60%.

• It’s the only non-nuclear country doing this.

• Inspectors are still in Iran but face major restrictions.

• Iran hasn’t yet decided to build a bomb, but pressure is growing.