The United States proposed Iran to hold direct talks on neutral soil to settle disagreements, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida, referring to a source in Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
“The Americans suggested Maskat or Geneva as venue for the consultations. At first, it was only about inmates with dual citizenship held in Iranian prisons, but later they proposed to discuss a whole range of controversial points on the condition of confidentiality,” the source said, Sputnik reports.
While it might seem that the offer had bright prospects and could have significantly improved bilateral ties, Tehran allegedly rejected it, saying “Washington had lost Iran’s trust, especially after President Donald Trump took a tougher stance on the nuclear deal.” The source has also stressed that the country’s Security Council opposed “any direct contacts with Washington.”
