The United States and Iran are unlikely to reach a limited agreement on Tehran's nuclear program, Israeli officials estimated this week following Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi's recent trip to Washington.
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Israel Hayom has learned that Washington and Tehran are holding indirect talks with regard to a limited deal, which would only partially address the issues concerning Israel on the nuclear program, Tehran's missile development, and Iranian aggression. An outline for a pact has been presented to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who is yet to approve it.
So far, Iran has insisted that it would only be willing to reimplement the nuclear deal in its original 2015 format rather than abide by another format. Given the circumstances in the US and the West in general, however, Washington is not eager to return to the original version.
Officials in Jerusalem stressed that America's power in the Middle East remains as strong as ever, despite the perception of some nations in the region.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning, Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Saudi Arabia to attend several international conferences. The US official landed in Riyadh on the same day that Iran reopened its embassy in the Saudi capital following a seven-year hiatus.
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