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President Donald Trump has adopted a significantly more pragmatic approach to negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme than was the case in his first term.
In pursuit of a new nuclear agreement, US and Iranian negotiators concluded a second round of Omani-mediated talks this weekend. Their intent is to replace the 2015 JCPOA nuclear accord. Trump withdrew from that accord in his first term and Iran subsequently suspended compliance with its obligations. The urgency of new negotiations is underlined by the fact that Iran has amassed enough near-weapons grade nuclear material to enable it to construct perhaps five nuclear warheads in less than six months if it chose to do so.