Iran is expected to submit a draft agreement to the United States by Tuesday, two sources familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
US officials expect Tehran to present a comprehensive proposal rather than a document outlining general principles. The draft is intended to serve as the basis for discussions at a meeting scheduled for Thursday in Geneva.
The talks are expected to include Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Oman’s foreign minister is also expected to attend, along with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Israeli officials, along with some of their American counterparts, assess that the chances of a US-Iran agreement are low and that the likelihood of a US strike is high, several officials told the Post.
US President Donald Trump and senior administration officials are expected to review the draft once it is received. Their assessment could determine whether the planned face-to-face meeting in Geneva proceeds or whether Washington concludes that diplomatic efforts have been exhausted.
Khamenei's senior adviser to arrive in Muscat
“It’s hard to see Trump sending his people to meet the Iranians if the gaps remain large after the Iranian proposal,” a US source told the Post.
According to media reports in Oman, Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is expected to arrive in Muscat and transfer the draft agreement to US officials through Omani intermediaries.
Against that backdrop, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting on Monday evening with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, and Mossad Director David Barnea.
Earlier in the day, Netanyahu told the Knesset: “We are in very complex and challenging days. No one knows what tomorrow will bring.”