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Iranian President Pezeshkian orders start of nuclear talks with US

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered nuclear talks with the US to focus on sanctions relief and avoid military conflict, with regional countries mediating the process.

  • On Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the start of negotiations with Washington within the framework of the nuclear issue, with Fars saying, `Iran and the United States will hold talks on the nuclear file.`
  • Tehran is finalising a negotiation framework expected to be ready in the coming days, Esmaeil Baqaei said, with messages relayed through regional players.
  • Tasnim said senior officials such as Abbas Araghchi and regional intermediaries like Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia are relaying diplomacy since Friday.
  • Brent crude fell sharply, dropping around 5% to below $66 a barrel after diplomatic moves, while American naval assets and an aircraft carrier group were dispatched toward Iran as the EU and Britain imposed new sanctions.
  • Rights groups say the protests have left 6,842 confirmed dead, at least 40,000 detained, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned, `The Americans should know that if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war.
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The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States. This has been reported by the press agency...

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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