iran is giving the empire more time than i would based upon the history;

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (above) says Iran’s talks in Oman on Saturday are an opportunity to test the seriousness of the United States which has a record of dealing in bad faith.

Addressing a group of intellectuals, scholars and media figures in Algiers where he was for an official visit on Tuesday, Araghchi stressed that the sole topic of the negotiations is the lifting of US sanctions on Tehran.

“The upcoming talks in Muscat are a new opportunity for diplomacy and a test to gauge the seriousness of the United States, which has a long history of non-commitment and unilateralism,” he said.

“The nuclear issue, in the sense of providing clarity and assurance about the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of oppressive sanctions, is the only issue under discussion.”

In an op-ed published in The Washington Post, Araghchi touched on the regular exchange of messages between Iran and the US, dismissing assumptions that they were symbolic.

“We view them as representing a genuine attempt to clarify positions and open a window toward diplomacy,” he said, adding “Iran is ready to engage in earnest and with a view to seal a deal”............more.......