The President Donald Trump threatened Thursday with sanctions to anyone who bought Iranian oila warning that came after the planned conversations about the Nuclear program of Tehran.
Trump wrote on social networks that “All Iranian oil purchases or petrochemical products must stop, now!”He said that any country or person who bought those Iran products will not be able to do business with the United States.
The threat arose after Oman will announce that The nuclear negotiations planned for this weekend had postponed. Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi made the announcement in a publication on the social platform X.
“For logistics reasons we are rescheduing the meeting between the United States and Iran, provisionally planned for Saturday, May 3,” he wrote. “New dates will be announced when they remember each other.”
Al-Busaidi, who has mediated conversations through three rounds so far, gave no more details.
Esmail Baghaeispokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a statement by saying that the negotiations “have been postponed at the request of Oman Foreign Minister.” He indicated that Iran is still committed to “a Fair and lasting agreement”.
Meanwhile, an American source said that Washington had never confirmed his participation ”in a fourth round of conversations in Rome. However, the person said that the United States expected the conversations to occur“ in the near future. ”The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss negotiations behind closed doors.
The conversations were going to be held in Rome, where on Wednesday the conclave To choose a new Pope after the death of the papa Francisco. Two other rounds of conversations have been held in maskedthe capital of Oman.
Conversations seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the uprising of some of the overwhelming economic sanctions that the United States has imposed on Islamic Republic. The negotiations have been led by Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchiand the envoy of the United States for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to unleash air attacks aimed at the Iran program if an agreement is not reached. Iranian officials warn more and more that they could look for a arma nuclear With your reservation of enriched uranium at levels close to those of arms degree.
The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement with the world powers did limit the Tehran program. However, Trump retired unilaterally in 2018, launching years of attacks and tensions. He Middle East In general, it also remains in tension by the war between Israel y Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the United States continues a campaign of air attacks that has been directed against Hutis rebels of Yemenwho have been supported by the Iran regime. The United States Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegsethhe warned Iran about the rebels on the early Thursday.
“Message to Iran: we see their lethal support to the Hutis. We know exactly what they are doing,” he wrote. “You know very well what the US Army is capable of– And they were warned. They will pay the consequences at the moment and place of our choice. ”
The round of conversations last Saturday, which included experts deepening the details of a possible agreement, also took place when an explosion shook an Iranian port, killing at least 70 people.
The satellite images analyzed by The Associated press They also showed the devastation of the explosion that wounded more than 1,000 people. The photos of Planet Labs PBC They occurred while the local news reports from the site raised more questions about the cause of the explosion in the port Shahid Rajai nearly Bandar Abbas.
According to reports, the port received a necessary chemical component for solid ballistic missile fuel, something that the authorities denied although they have not explained the source of energy that caused such destruction.
(With AP information)
