Oman confirms US-Iran talks to take place in Geneva on Thursday

“I am pleased to confirm that US-Iran negotiations are scheduled for Geneva this Thursday, with a positive push to do more towards finalisation of the” agreement, Albusadi said in a post in social media Sunday, Telegrafi quoted.

The announcement comes as the US continues to strengthen their military assets in the region, raising concerns about a full fight against Iran.

A few hours before Oman's announcement, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arghchi said Tehran was ready to deploy a full “Mechanism monitoring” to ensure the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme and to ease tensions.

Asked by Face the Nation's moderator, Margaret Brenan, why Iran would like to continue enriching its land instead of buying foreign-rich uranium in view of the US military gathering and the risk of a escalation, Arghchi said the issue was a “Dity and pride” for Iranians.

We've developed this technology ourselves, by our scientists, and it's very expensive for us because we've created it we've paid a huge expense for this”, he said.

Arghchi cited between the cost of two decades of US sanctions, the targeted killings of Iranian scientists and US-Israel attacks on nuclear facilities in July.

“We will not give up [our nuclear programme]; there is no legal reason to do so while everything is peaceful and protected” by the UN nuclear overseer, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

As a <x1 user dedicated” of the Non-proliferation Treaty”, which commands non-commercial states not to seek or gain nuclear weapons, Iran is “ready to co-operate fully with the agency”, Arghchi added.

But according to the treaty, Tehran also has “any right to enjoy peaceful nuclear energy, including enrichment”.

“Purification is a sensitive part of our negotiations, the American team knows our position and we know their position, we have already exchanged our concerns and I think a solution is reachable”, the minister said.

The followup is the process of isolation and gathering a rare alternative, or isotope, of uranium that can produce nuclear division. At low levels, enriched uranium can supply power to thermal power. If enriched to approximately 90 percent, it could be used for nuclear weapons. And American officials, including President Donald Trump, have suggested earlier that Washington is seeking “zero enrichment” from Tehran.

The second round of nuclear talks ended in Geneva on February 17th. US and Iran also held indirect talks in Oman earlier this month. /Periscope