By Staff Reporter
Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, the Foreign Minister of Oman, has said that Iran has agreed never to stockpile enriched uranium, describing the move as a major breakthrough in indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States.
Speaking after Oman brokered the latest round of talks in Geneva, Al Busaidi said the agreement could prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and bring a comprehensive peace deal within reach.
“A peace deal is within our reach … if we just allow diplomacy the space it needs,” Al Busaidi said in an interview in Washington, DC.
He said the most significant outcome of the negotiations was Iran’s commitment not to retain enriched nuclear material that could be used to produce a bomb.
“The single most important achievement is the agreement that Iran will never ever have nuclear material that will create a bomb,” he said. “Now we are talking about zero stockpiling.”
Under the proposed framework, Iran would also reduce its existing nuclear material stockpiles to the lowest possible level and convert them into fuel in a process described as irreversible.
Al Busaidi added that the agreement would include “full and comprehensive verification” by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations body responsible for monitoring nuclear compliance.
He said indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran had advanced significantly, with most outstanding issues expected to be resolved within months if diplomacy continues.
The talks come amid mixed signals from Donald Trump, who said he preferred a diplomatic solution but warned that military action remained an option if negotiations failed. Trump also expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of discussions, urging Iran to reach a deal.
Further indirect negotiations between US and Iranian officials are expected to continue in Vienna in the coming days, as mediators seek to finalise a comprehensive agreement aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
