US EditionUS and Iran begin nuclear talks in Geneva as threat of war looms
The U.S. and Iran held indirect talks mediated by Oman amid rising military tensions; Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile could produce 10 nuclear bombs, the IAEA said.
- On Feb 17, U.S. and Iranian delegations met in Geneva, Switzerland for a second round of Oman-mediated indirect talks including envoys Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to address Iran's nuclear programme.
- Domestic protests and sanctions have weakened Tehran, prompting renewed Iran-U.S. talks mediated by Oman after negotiations stalled following Israeli strikes in June and the February 6 discussions in Oman.
- Uncertainty surrounds a stockpile of more than 400kg of 60% enriched uranium last seen by inspectors in June, as Abbas Araghchi met Rafael Grossi for technical discussions ahead of Geneva talks.
- Iran's IRGC launched large-scale drills in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as U.S. carriers USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford remain deployed, affecting market supply risk.
- Tehran expressed cautious optimism, saying `A cautious assessment is that, from the discussions that have taken place in Muscat to date, at least what we have been told is that the US position on the Iranian nuclear issue has moved towards a more realistic one`, and insists on nuclear-only talks tied to sanctions relief, while the U.S. seeks to expand the agenda to missiles and proxies.
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While the diplomats are at the table of treatments in Switzerland, tensions between Tehran and Washington reach a critical point. The Iranian superintendent, Ali Khamenei, threatened directly with the collapse of American carriers in the Gulf...
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The Iranian Supreme Leader spoke on the country's state TV in the middle of negotiations with the US in Geneva on this third (17).The President of the United States urges Iran to make an agreement limiting the Iranian nuclear programme.
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