Trump has set a ten day deadline for Tehran to reach an agreement or face potential military action
A draft for a potential new nuclear agreement could be presented to the US by Tehran within days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.
Araghchi made the remarks in an interview with US broadcaster MSNBC on Friday, following a second round of Oman-mediated indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington in Geneva. He said the discussions covered Iran’s nuclear program and US sanctions.
”We had very good talks a few days ago,” Araghchi said, adding that the two sides “agreed on a set of principles or guiding principles for our negotiation and how a deal can look like.”
Araghchi said the next step was to present a draft to his American “counterparts.”
“I believe that in the next two, three days, that would be ready,” he said, noting that another meeting might be needed to work through the text once it is exchanged.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday set a ten-day deadline for Iran to reach a deal with Washington, saying that failure to comply could trigger decisive measures. The US has dispatched two aircraft carrier strike groups and additional bombers to the Middle East in recent weeks. In response, the Islamic Republic conducted snap live-fire drills and warned that its military would target US bases in the region if attacked.
“President Trump and his team are interested in a quick deal,” Araghchi said, insisting there was “no ultimatum” for Iran to accept zero nuclear enrichment.
Trump, who unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 agreement during his first term and reimposed sanctions, has repeatedly demanded that Tehran dismantle its nuclear program and curb its ballistic missile capabilities. The US struck Iran’s nuclear sites during the 12-day Israel-Iran air war in June 2025.
Araghchi reiterated that Tehran’s nuclear program is peaceful and argued that force cannot stop it.
”We are prepared for diplomacy and we are prepared for negotiation as much as we are prepared for war,” he said.
Moscow has warned that the standoff is “potentially explosive” and urged a peaceful settlement. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the US of “playing with fire” and warned that strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites could cause a nuclear disaster. In an interview with Al Arabiya aired on Wednesday, Lavrov said Moscow backs Tehran’s right to peaceful enrichment, adding that the current tensions stem from the US tearing up the 2015 Iran nuclear deal during Trump’s first term. Lavrov confirmed this month that Moscow was ready to accept uranium from Iran if Tehran approved.
