• As Trump restrains Israel, Saudi Arabia urges Iran

The gaps between Iran and its adversaries over its controversial nuclear programme are getting closer after the Islamic state admitted weekend that production of nuclear weapons under the prevailing tense relations with Israel is no longer in consideration.

The new position of on the matter was declared by the foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in a press briefing where he stated that Iran considers nuclear weapons “unacceptable.” And the development came after Israel which came under a barrage of Iranian missiles during the earlier stages of the Gaza war declared its impatience at the slow pace of negotiations between the United States and Tehran.

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The Oracle Today reports that the Hamas invasion of Israel and massacre of its citizens on October 7, 2023 sparked of the protracted Gaza war which quickly spread to Iran, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. And all weapons deployed against Israel are believed to be supplied by Iran.

A massive barrage of missiles pumped out from Iran in visible efforts to overwhelm the America supplied Iron Dome in Israel was weathered by combined defence forces from the US, Israel and Jordan.

More Iranian missiles continue to be fired at Israel from Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza; stoking fears that Iran poses nuclear threat to Israel.

 Although President Trump continues to threaten military options if negotiations with Iran fail, Israel has expressed intentions and readiness to take out Iran’s nuclear programme sites with aerial strikes.

Israel is widely believed to possess its own nuclear arsenal but has remained under restraints by the US to launch strikes against Iran. The US softened position came after President Trump was in Middle East to bolster diplomacy and galvanize the America’s gulf alliance.

Trump has clarified that Israel would be permitted to hit Iran if military action becomes an option n the negotiation process.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated weekend that Iran considers nuclear weapons “unacceptable,” as negotiations to revive a nuclear deal abandoned by President Donald Trump in 2018 comtinue.

Araghchi who is also Iran’s lead negotiator said, “If the issue is nuclear weapons, yes, we too consider this type of weapon unacceptable. We agree with them on this issue.”

He emphasized that Iran’s nuclear ambitions do not include the development of weapons, despite long-standing Western suspicions fueled by Iran’s advanced uranium enrichment program.

So far, five rounds of talks have been held between the two sides, focusing on restrictions, inspections, and the future of Iran’s uranium enrichment. While Washington demands that Iran halts enrichment entirely, Tehran insists it has the right to enrich uranium under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), as long as it is for peaceful purposes.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump, who returned to office earlier this year, stated on Wednesday that the US is having “very good talks” with Iran. He also revealed that he had advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, suggesting such action would be inappropriate at this time.

Iran has also indicated that it may allow International Atomic Energy (IAEA) inspectors more access to its nuclear facilities if a new agreement is reached, showing a possible opening for compromise.