Iran nuclear talks: Trump could approve civilian nuclear program while Netanyahu insists on full dismantling

According to Kasra Aarabi, an expert on the Iranian regime at the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) think tank, it is in the regime’s interest to downplay the talks in order to calm its supporters. “News of direct talks with Trump will enrage the ‘hard base’ of Iran’s regime, which views this as appeasing Soleimani’s murderer. Khamenei can’t simply ignore the ‘hard base’ as they make up the regime’s foot soldiers – their disillusionment could result in an Assad-style collapse,” Aarabi wrote on X. Jason Brodsky, the policy director at UANI, also said Iran is portraying the talks as indirect and estimates it tries to drag out the talks to buy the regime some time.