Here's What You Need To Know About Saturday's Nuclear Talks Between The U.S. And Iran

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "President Trump expressed his appreciation for the bilateral relations between the two countries and for Oman's efforts in the ongoing negotiations between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran," Oman News Agency said in a statement.
57% : This week, Trump also reportedly spoke with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, the leader of the country who mediated and hosted the first meeting.
50% : The White House said Witkoff communicated that he received instructions from Trump to "resolve our two nations' differences through dialogue and diplomacy, if that is possible," according to a White House statement.
49% : Officials present reportedly included Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and more.
49% : On Tuesday, Witkoff said that Iran "must eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program," in a post on X, which was in contrast to his comments the day before when he left room for the Iranians to enrich uranium up to 3.67%.
45% : "If there's a second option," Trump said in the Oval Office when taking questions from reporters.
40% : " Last month, during an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo, Trump said Iran can be handled militarily or through negotiating a deal.
40% : " He condemned what he claimed was "contradictory and conflicting positions" from the Trump administration, adding that "We will find out the true opinions of the Americans during the negotiation session," he said.
33% : " During his Oval Office meeting with Trump, Netanyahu said he would like to see Iran following the path of Libya's 2003 deal, which led to the voluntary dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program.
28% : On Thursday, Trump said he hasn't necessarily "waved off" an Israeli plan to attack, but that he is "not in a rush" to greenlight it.
26% : While Trump has expressed his preference to resolve Iran's nuclear challenges with diplomacy, he has threatened military force if a deal cannot be made.
24% : " Hegseth said Trump is "dead serious" about preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and is open to options such as using the military.
23% : According to a New York Times report, Trump rejected an Israeli proposal to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, amid internal clashes within his administration over whether military action or diplomacy was the better path forward.
20% : "I think if the talks aren't successful with Iran, I think Iran is going to be in great danger," Trump said.
19% : When announcing the talks earlier this month during an Oval Office meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said Iran could "be in great danger" if diplomacy failed.
16% : Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018, calling it "one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into.

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