Times of Israel:

Iran is weighing its options ahead of nuclear talks with the US, which are set to begin in Oman this weekend, and may propose an interim nuclear agreement to avoid any military escalation, according to a report Thursday.

Iranian and American diplomats are expected to arrive in the Gulf state on Saturday to kickstart negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program, with US President Donald Trump reportedly seeking to clinch a deal within the next two months.

The Axios news site reported, however, that Iran believes Trump’s close deadline is too short a timeframe, and that failing to reach a comprehensive agreement within the set time would leave it vulnerable to US and Israeli military action.

As such, Iran may propose an interim agreement that would allow parties to iron out the details of a more permanent deal, without the use of military force, the report suggested, citing a European diplomat and an unnamed source familiar with the details.

An interim agreement could reportedly involve Iran partly reducing its uranium enrichment activity — which it insists is not related to any attempts to build a nuclear weapon, despite being at levels that have no civilian use — and allow the UN increased access to its nuclear facilities, as a confidence-building step to a more comprehensive agreement.

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