Today, Iran and the U.S. confirmed that a second round of talks over Iran's nuclear program

would take place this weekend in Rome.

But at the same time, both the U.S. and Iran have hardened their negotiating positions after

describing the first round as constructive.

Nick Schiffran's been following this today and joins me now.

So, Nick, let's start with the U.S. side here.

What's the U.S. position going into this second round of talks? As you said, Amna, the mood

music after the first round in Oman seemed in sync. These were mostly indirect talks,

moderated by Oman's foreign minister between top presidential special envoy, Steve Whitkoff,

and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Arachi.

Both sides described them as positive, as constructive.

And on Monday night, Whitkoff went on Sean Hannity's show and seemed to support a key Iranian demand

that Iran would be allowed to keep its nuclear enrichment program, even if that program

would be capped.

The president means what he says, which is they cannot have a bomb.

The conversation with the Iranians will be much about two critical points.

One enrichment. As you mentioned, they do not need to enrich

past 3.67 percent. Recall, that is the number from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal,

also known as JCPOA. It capped Iranian enrichment at 3.67 percent, a number related to

the core of Iran's reactor. It also capped Iran's nuclear enrichment

stockpile, and it guaranteed more access to Iranian facilities in exchange for sanctions relief

on Iran. Today, seven years after the U.S. withdrew, Iran enriches up to 60 percent, that is a small

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