MOSCOW—A letter asking President Vladimir Putin to brief the Kremlin on nuclear talks with the United States, which has threatened to bomb the Islamic Republic, was submitted to Moscow by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s foreign minister on Thursday.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has threatened to strike Iran and impose tariffs on third-party buyers of Iranian oil if Tehran does not reach a deal with Washington about its disputed nuclear program. More US jets have been deployed to the area.
Last weekend’s negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran in Oman were characterized as fruitful and positive by both parties. ahead of a second round of negotiations that are scheduled for this weekend in Rome.
