The second meeting between the Trump administration and Iran this past Saturday in Rome resulted in an agreement to convene technical teams this week to try to outline details of a nuclear accord, and for the top negotiators to meet again on Saturday. Progress at the meeting sidestepped insistence by much of Trump’s foreign policy team that any deal require the dismantlement of Iran’s uranium enrichment infrastructure. Press reports following the Rome meeting indicate Iran proposed, as an alternative to dismantlement, to cede control of its uranium enrichment program to a joint venture between Iran and a third country. Iran’s demand for comprehensive sanctions relief and for U.S. commitments to be made irreversible still constitute major obstacles to achieving an accord.
U.S. and Iran Agree to Detail a Nuclear Accord – The Soufan Center
