Iran, US hold talks in Rome in bid to reach nuclear deal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Talks in Rome to be held through mediators from Oman * Sides described first round of talks a week ago as productive * Washington wants halt to Iran's uranium enrichment * Trump abandoned earlier nuclear deal during first term (Updates after start of talks in Rome, adds Italian foreign minister in paragraph 7) By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States started a new round of nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday to resolve their decades-long standoff over Tehran's atomic aims, under the shadow of President Donald Trump's threat to unleash military action if diplomacy fails.
37% : Trump, who ditched a 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and six powers during his first term in 2018 and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tehran, has revived his "maximum pressure" campaign on the country since returning to the White House in January.
26% : For his part, Trump told reporters on Friday: "I'm for stopping Iran, very simply, from having a nuclear weapon.

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