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The plan includes the creation of a regional consortium active on Iranian territory, a hypothesis that Tehran does not seem to oppose...
Thirty billion dollars: this is the amount the Trump administration is considering offering Iran in exchange for Tehran's final abandonment of uranium enrichment.
This large sum, along with other incentives, should push Tehran to build a civilian nuclear program, according to the White House. In exchange, Washington would ease sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds.
According to CNN, which refers to at least 4 different sources close to the White House, behind-the-scenes discussions are alleged between key US and Middle Eastern actors with senior officials in Tehran.
Discussions that reportedly took place amid a flurry of military attacks on Iran and Israel over the past two weeks and that continued this week after a ceasefire agreement was reached.
The money is not from the United States.
Specifically, the Trump administration's proposal calls for an investment of $20-30 billion for a new Iranian non-enriched nuclear program, which would be used for civilian energy purposes. However, the funds would not come directly from the United States, as the latter prefers that the Gulf Arab states foot the bill. This would create an "active regional consortium" on Iranian soil, a possibility that Tehran does not appear to oppose.
But Tehran is still raising its negotiating bar. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said Iran is willing to “work with all countries in our region that operate nuclear reactors, both on reactor safety and fuel supply,” as long as this is a “complementary” initiative and does not replace Iran’s domestic nuclear program. In other words, Tehran will not give up enriching uranium on its territory.
Another idea, which was proposed last week and is currently under consideration, is for US-backed Gulf allies to pay for replacing the Fordow nuclear facility, which the US hit with bunker-busting bombs over the weekend, with the non-enrichment program, according to two people familiar with the matter.
It is unclear whether Iran will actually consider this plan. Trump administration officials have confirmed that several proposals have been made to Tehran, both preliminary and in development.
The only stable and non-negotiable part of the discussions is a complete ban on Iran's uranium enrichment, which Tehran has repeatedly said it needs.
And Washington is offering sanctions relief in return, Tehran has said for years. /Adapted from Today's Pamphlet/
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