Washington has repeatedly referred to as for zero enrichment, however has additionally sought to handle Iran’s ballistic missile programme and its help for militant teams within the area – points which Israel has pushed to incorporate within the talks.
Western international locations accuse the Islamic republic of in search of to amass nuclear weapons.
Tehran denies having such navy ambitions however insists on its proper to this know-how for civilian functions.
Trump, who has ratcheted up stress on Iran to achieve an settlement, has deployed a major naval pressure to the area, which he has described as an “armada”.
After sending the plane provider USS Abraham Lincoln and escort battleships to the Gulf in January, he lately indicated {that a} second plane provider, the Gerald Ford, would depart “very quickly” for the Center East.
In the meantime, Iranian naval forces this week conducted military drills within the Gulf and across the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Individually, the Iranian and Russian navies have been conducting joint drills within the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean on Thursday.
