President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff told a cabinet meeting earlier of “strong signs” that Tehran was ready to negotiate, confirming publicly for the first time that Washington had passed a 15-point “action list” to Tehran through Pakistani officials.
“We will see where things lead, and if we can convince Iran that this is the inflection point with no good alternatives for them, other than more death and destruction,” Witkoff said.
Pakistan is relaying messages between the United States and Iran as part of indirect talks to end the ongoing Middle East conflict.
Washington had shared a 15-point proposal with Tehran, which is currently under consideration by Iranian authorities.
Among those demands concern Iran’s nuclear program, including ‘no chance’ on weaponizing it, the decommissioning of the Fordow nuclear facility, no further enrichment, a ban on stockpiling nuclear material and turning over enriched uranium to the US.
Germany's foreign minister said on Friday that the United States and Iran have had indirect negotiations and that representatives from both sides plan to meet shortly in Pakistan.
"Based on my information there have been indirect contacts, and preparations have been made to meet directly. That would be very soon in Pakistan, apparently," minister Johann Wadephul told Deutschlandfunk radio.
