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eppur_se_muova

(41,582 posts) Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:44 AM 11 hrs ago

Trump Voices Frustration with Iran as Mediator Oman Claims Nuclear Talks 'Breakthrough'

Source: Kurdistan24

3 hours ago

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - US President Donald Trump voiced frustration Friday over Iran’s position in nuclear negotiations, even as mediator Oman described what it called a “breakthrough” that could avert war.
Speaking after talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva, Trump said the cleric-run state was “not willing to give us what we have to have.”

“We're not exactly happy with the way they negotiated. They cannot have nuclear weapons, and we're not thrilled with the way they're negotiating,” Trump told Rahim Rashidi, Kurdistan24’s Washington bureau chief.
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However, Oman, which mediated the Geneva talks, offered a more optimistic assessment. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said Iran had agreed to zero stockpiling of any uranium, rendering moot the question of enrichment levels.

Iran also agreed to degrade current stockpiles into fuel, Albusaidi said while in Washington meeting US Vice President JD Vance.

Read more: https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/896758/trump-voices-frustration-with-iran-as-mediator-oman-claims-nuclear-talks-breakthrough

For those who might have been asking "why attack now ?" -- here's your answer.

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Trump Voices Frustration with Iran as Mediator Oman Claims Nuclear Talks 'Breakthrough' (Original Post) eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago OP

the very idea that DONALD FUCKING TRUMP is making these decisons Skittles 9 hrs ago #1

It's fucking terrifying that this utter moron is calling the shots, on this attack. Swede 6 hrs ago #3

Peter Ricketts was right - Netanyahu was pre-empting a deal in the negotiations muriel_volestrangler 8 hrs ago #2

Shads of the Iraq War. When a diplomatic breakthrough seems close, launch a massive attack. Martin68 3 hrs ago #4

Skittles

(170,673 posts)

1. the very idea that DONALD FUCKING TRUMP is making these decisons

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:09 AM

9 hrs ago

it is fucking MIND-BOGGLING

Swede

(39,045 posts)

3. It's fucking terrifying that this utter moron is calling the shots, on this attack.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:49 AM

6 hrs ago

Compromised and stupid man starts war.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,984 posts)

2. Peter Ricketts was right - Netanyahu was pre-empting a deal in the negotiations

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:55 AM

8 hrs ago

see https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3623516

Also note that Badr Albusaidi, the optimistic Omani Foreign Minister, flew straight from the talks in Geneva to the USA to talk with Vance (I know, seems like a waste of time, but at least Vance can conduct a conversation if he wants to):

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/peace-within-reach-as-iran-agrees-no-nuclear-material-stockpile-oman-fm

Peace ‘within reach’ as Iran agrees no nuclear material stockpile: Oman FM

Oman’s Foreign Minister says most recent indirect talks between US, Iran ‘really advanced, substantially’ and diplomacy must be allowed do its work.

Iran agreed during indirect talks with the United States never to stockpile enriched uranium, said Oman’s top diplomat, who described the development as a major breakthrough.

Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi also said on Friday that he believed all issues in a deal between Iran and the US could be resolved “amicably and comprehensively” within a few months.
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“Now we are talking about zero stockpiling, and that is very, very important because if you cannot stockpile material that is enriched, then there is no way that you can actually create a bomb,” he added.

There would also be “full and comprehensive verification by the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency]”, he said, referring to the UN’s nuclear watchdog.

That's a diplomat who really thought something could be achieved.

Martin68

(27,462 posts)

4. Shads of the Iraq War. When a diplomatic breakthrough seems close, launch a massive attack.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:41 PM

3 hrs ago

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