Hebrew sources: Washington backs down from including missiles and proxies in its negotiations with Iran

Journalistic sources, quoting an official familiar with Middle Eastern affairs, reported that the United States and Iran have agreed to limit the talks scheduled for next Friday to the Iranian nuclear program only, excluding other contentious issues.

The source indicated that Washington accepted Iranian conditions after intensive interventions from regional countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, while warning that Tehran had shown its readiness to enter a wide regional conflict if its conditions related to the negotiation framework were rejected.

No official statement has been issued by the American administration yet confirming or denying the retreat from the request to include the Iranian missile program and the activity of proxies in the region within the discussion agenda, which had been a fundamental point of contention.

The sources confirmed that regional countries seek to avoid having an overbearing neighbor, but at the same time, they realize that any military confrontation or attack on Iran will lead to severe damage to the entire region, which prompted them to pressure Washington to allow for the diplomatic path.

The sources concluded that despite the hardline rhetoric from Tehran, the Iranian leadership may ultimately be willing to abandon its nuclear program, but the negotiation process remains shrouded in ambiguity, especially since Washington's position on the maximum demands has not yet fully crystallized.

Iran is ready for a regional conflict if its conditions for the negotiation framework are rejected, and regional countries realize that any attack on Tehran will harm the entire region.