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In an interview aired last night (Monday to Tuesday) on Fox News, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff outlined the current American position on Iran. He stated that the U.S. administration does not intend to dismantle Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

A shift from the previous administration<\/strong>
\nAccording to Witkoff, the United States wants Iran to limit uranium enrichment to 3.67%, as agreed in the 2015 nuclear deal. \u201cThe president has been clear\u2014Iran does not need to enrich past 3.67%. In some circumstances, they\u2019re at 60%, in other circumstances 20%. That cannot be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Witkoff also addressed Iran\u2019s missile program, which was not part of the original deal, saying Washington seeks to include it in future agreements despite Iran\u2019s firm opposition. \u201cwe seek verification on the enrichment program and then ultimately verification on weaponization,\u201d he said, \u201cThat includes missiles \u2014 the type of missiles that they have stockpiled. And it includes the trigger for a bomb.\u201d<\/p>\n

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U.S. envoy Witkoff | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIran wants a deal\u201d<\/strong>
\nPresident Trump warned yesterday that if Iran does not give up its nuclear ambitions, it will face a strong response\u2014including strikes on its facilities. He also said Iran wants a deal, but doesn\u2019t know how to get it.<\/p>\n

Talks to resume in Oman<\/strong>
\nWitkoff\u2019s comments come as Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry announced that the next round of talks between Washington and Tehran will be held in Oman, rather than in Rome as initially reported. According to Iran International, the Italian government asked to host the negotiations itself and refused to allow them to take place at the Omani embassy in Rome, leading to the change in location to the Gulf.<\/p>\n

The Iranian side has not shown agreement on the matter. According to a report in the Iranian Tehran Times<\/em>, during talks held Saturday in Oman, Iran informed the U.S. it would not agree to dismantle its nuclear program. However, the Iranians expressed a willingness to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect nuclear sites to confirm they are not developing weapons.<\/p>\n

Iran demands sanctions relief<\/strong>
\nThe report also noted that Iran is demanding the removal of certain sanctions, along with guarantees that the U.S. will not reimpose them. Iran\u2019s foreign minister has even proposed a preliminary framework to continue the negotiations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In an interview, Witkoff stated that the U.S. is firmly opposed to Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon: \u201cIn some cases, they enrich to 60% and 20%\u2014this cannot be allowed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":19737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6,65],"tags":[3940,4215,3977,4132,2713,4076],"class_list":["post-19735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-security","category-world","tag-iran-nuclear-program","tag-iran-sanctions","tag-middle-east-diplomacy","tag-nuclear-negotiations","tag-steve-witkoff","tag-u-s-foreign-policy"],"yoast_head":"\nWitkoff says Iran Must Never Get the Bomb but May Retain Nuclear Program - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Witkoff says Iran Must Never Get the Bomb but May Retain Nuclear Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In an interview, Witkoff stated that the U.S. is firmly opposed to Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon: \u201cIn some cases, they enrich to 60% and 20%\u2014this cannot be allowed.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/witkoff-says-iran-must-never-get-the-bomb-but-dismantling-the-program-is-not-the-goal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-15T08:00:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-15T11:38:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/nukeagain1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"489\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/witkoff-says-iran-must-never-get-the-bomb-but-dismantling-the-program-is-not-the-goal\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/witkoff-says-iran-must-never-get-the-bomb-but-dismantling-the-program-is-not-the-goal\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\"},\"headline\":\"Witkoff says Iran Must Never Get the Bomb but May Retain Nuclear Program\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-15T08:00:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-15T11:38:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/witkoff-says-iran-must-never-get-the-bomb-but-dismantling-the-program-is-not-the-goal\/\"},\"wordCount\":405,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/witkoff-says-iran-must-never-get-the-bomb-but-dismantling-the-program-is-not-the-goal\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/nukeagain1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Iran nuclear program\",\"Iran sanctions\",\"Middle East diplomacy\",\"nuclear negotiations\",\"Steve Witkoff\",\"U.S. foreign policy\"],\"articleSection\":[\"POLITICS\",\"SECURITY\",\"WORLD\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/witkoff-says-iran-must-never-get-the-bomb-but-dismantling-the-program-is-not-the-goal\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/witkoff-says-iran-must-never-get-the-bomb-but-dismantling-the-program-is-not-the-goal\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/witkoff-says-iran-must-never-get-the-bomb-but-dismantling-the-program-is-not-the-goal\/\",\"name\":\"Witkoff says Iran Must Never Get the Bomb but May Retain Nuclear Program - 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