Iran minister says Oman presented elements of a U S proposal for nuclear deal

CAIRO/WASHINGTON - Irans Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said his Omani counterpart presented elements of a US proposal for a nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington during a short visit to Tehran on Saturday.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said later on Saturday that US President Donald Trumps special envoy Steve Witkoff has sent a detailed and acceptable proposal to the Iranian regime, and its in their best interest to accept it.

Araqchi said in a post on X that Iran will respond to the US proposal in line with the principles, national interests and rights of people of Iran.

His statement came ahead of an anticipated sixth round of talks between Washington and Tehran to resolve a decades-long dispute over Irans nuclear programme. The date and venue of the talks have not been announced yet.

President Trump has made it clear that Iran can never obtain a nuclear bomb, Leavitt said in a statement, confirming that the US proposal had been communicated to Iran. She declined to provide further details.

Trump said on Friday that an Iran deal was possible in the not-too-distant future.

Earlier in the week, Trump told reporters he had recently warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to take actions that could disrupt nuclear talks with Iran. Those comments appeared to signal US concern that Israel might strike Irans nuclear facilities while US diplomatic efforts were under way.

Trump himself has repeatedly threatened to bomb Irans nuclear facilities if diplomacy fails to achieve a deal.

One of the main sticking points in the talks between US and Iranian officials has been US insistence that Iran give up its nuclear enrichment facilities, a demand Iran rejects.

Trump, who has restored a maximum pressure campaign on Tehran since February, ditched a 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and