US EditionTrump Wonders Why Iran Won’t ‘Capitulate’ on Its Nuclear Program. Here’s Why
Iran continues enriching uranium up to 60%, refusing concessions beyond the 2015 deal while US envoys express disappointment in indirect talks mediated by Oman.
- On Thursday, Oman‑mediated talks between Iran and the United States showed limited progress as Tehran refused to concede on key demands and rejected expanding negotiations, mediator Oman said.
- Iran frames its nuclear program as a symbol of national pride and sovereignty, making concessions domestically costly for hardliners and tying it to Iran's identity as a modern nation.
- By the time the US bombed its facilities, Iran had enriched uranium to 60%, and its decades-old program, partly US-assisted, led to a June 2025 Israeli attack and US strikes.
- Enrichment strengthens Iran's leverage as a nuclear-threshold state, but Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vows never to pursue a bomb, and hardliners demand clear gains to accept compromise.
- By holding enrichment, Tehran bets Washington will accept limits, as experts say it relies on President Donald Trump's aversion to war, viewing US military buildup as leverage.
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Trump wonders why Iran won’t ‘capitulate’ on its nuclear program. Here’s why
“Curious to know why we do not capitulate? Because we are IRANIAN,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote after US envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump was wondering why Tehran hadn’t yielded to American pressure over its nuclear program.
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White House envoys disappointed after morning talks with Iranians, Axios reports
Feb 26 (Reuters) - White House envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were disappointed by what they heard from Iranians in morning negotiations Thursday in Geneva, Axios reported. (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
White House envoys Kushner and Witkoff disappointed with morning talks with Iran - Media White House envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were disappointed with morning talks with Iran. However, talks between the US and Iran ended with significant progress and will resume soon.
US President Donald Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met twice today with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, as differences between... Israeli media: Disappointment in Washington over talks with Iran, "significant" differences - ΙΝΑΤΜΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ
According to Axios, two White House envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, left the Geneva talks with the Iranian side on Thursday morning disappointed.
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