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US presses missile issue as new Iran talks to open in Geneva
US and Iran hold indirect talks to prevent conflict as the US demands missile program discussions and Iran insists on focusing on nuclear issues and sanctions relief.
- On Thursday in Geneva, the United States and Iran will hold indirect talks aiming to avert fresh conflict, with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner representing the United States.
- The core dispute centers on Iran's nuclear programme, with the US pressing to include Iran's ballistic missile programme and Tehran refusing to negotiate beyond the nuclear issue, demanding sanctions relief.
- Official figures show competing missile-range claims: Tehran's public missile-range disclosure states 2,000 kilometres, while the US Congressional Research Service estimates about 3,000 kilometres, and the Iranian foreign ministry called some US claims 'big lies'.
- Iran's leaders show cautious optimism, with Masoud Pezeshkian calling the talks 'a historic opportunity' and saying he has a 'favourable outlook for the negotiations' on Wednesday.
- Against a tense backdrop, the talks follow a US military build-up in the region and repeated threats by President Donald Trump, while several Middle Eastern states urged restraint in January and Tehran residents fear a larger war.
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At the evenings of the decisive meeting marked for this Friday in Geneva to discuss the terms of a nuclear agreement with Iran, US President Donald Trump offered a new element to explain the current scale of tensions with Tehran. In his speech on the state of the Union before the US Congress, the Republican stated that the Iranian regime would be ready to develop a missile capable of reaching the US territory — which would represent the type of …
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Center
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