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US-Iran Talks Show Flexibility Despite Failing to Reach Deal
(MENAFN) Washington and Tehran have signaled room for compromise in their ongoing nuclear standoff, even as weekend negotiations in Pakistan concluded without a breakthrough, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Sources with direct knowledge of the talks revealed that both parties have demonstrated a degree of give in their positions, with uranium enrichment emerging as the central focus of discussions. The opening round of face-to-face negotiations in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, adjourned without resolution — yet a follow-up session is anticipated in the near term.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that "the next round of ceasefire discussions is expected to take place in Islamabad." Neither government has officially acknowledged reported signs of progress or concessions at the negotiating table.
At the heart of Washington's demands is the full disposal of Iran's enriched uranium reserves — a condition it has set for permanently ending the conflict, which erupted on Feb. 28. Approximately 450 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% remains buried beneath nuclear facilities already targeted in the joint US-Israeli military campaign.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning, stating that "Iran will hand over the stockpile voluntarily or the United States will take it by other means."
President Donald Trump has pushed for a sweeping 20-year enrichment freeze paired with the complete removal of all nuclear material from Iranian territory. Tehran, in contrast, has proposed a more limited five-year moratorium and is firmly resisting any transfer of its stockpile abroad, an earlier Wall Street Journal report indicated.
Sources with direct knowledge of the talks revealed that both parties have demonstrated a degree of give in their positions, with uranium enrichment emerging as the central focus of discussions. The opening round of face-to-face negotiations in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, adjourned without resolution — yet a follow-up session is anticipated in the near term.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that "the next round of ceasefire discussions is expected to take place in Islamabad." Neither government has officially acknowledged reported signs of progress or concessions at the negotiating table.
At the heart of Washington's demands is the full disposal of Iran's enriched uranium reserves — a condition it has set for permanently ending the conflict, which erupted on Feb. 28. Approximately 450 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% remains buried beneath nuclear facilities already targeted in the joint US-Israeli military campaign.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning, stating that "Iran will hand over the stockpile voluntarily or the United States will take it by other means."
President Donald Trump has pushed for a sweeping 20-year enrichment freeze paired with the complete removal of all nuclear material from Iranian territory. Tehran, in contrast, has proposed a more limited five-year moratorium and is firmly resisting any transfer of its stockpile abroad, an earlier Wall Street Journal report indicated.
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