Iran offers flexibility in nuclear talks in return for ceasefire - Reuters

Iran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman to urge US President Donald Trump to pressure Israel into an immediate ceasefire, offering flexibility in nuclear negotiations in return, Reuters reported citing two Iranian and three regional sources.

Persian Gulf leaders and top diplomats have been in constant contact since the weekend, working to prevent a broader conflict between Israel and Iran, the report said.

“Iran is willing to be flexible in the nuclear talks if a ceasefire is reached,” one Iranian source was quoted as saying.

Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia all appealed to Washington to push Israel to halt strikes and that the US resume nuclear negotiations with Tehran, a Persian Gulf official told Reuters.

Iran reached out to Qatar and Oman but insisted it would not enter talks while under attack, a regional source said.

Serious negotiations, Iran told mediators, would only begin once it concludes its response to Israeli strikes.