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Iran's Foreign Minister has arrived successful Geneva up of a 2nd circular of negotiations with the United States, Iranian authorities tv said Monday (February 16, 2026), arsenic Washington keeps up unit connected the Islamic republic.
According to Tehran, "indirect" Iran-U.S. atomic talks mediated by Oman volition beryllium held connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026), though Washington has antecedently pushed for different topics to beryllium discussed including Iran's ballistic missiles and enactment for determination proxies.
Tehran and Washington restarted negotiations this period aft erstwhile talks collapsed erstwhile Israel launched an unprecedented bombing run against Iran past June.
Considerable uncertainty surrounds the destiny of Iran's stockpile of much than 400 kilogrammes of 60-percent enriched uranium that was past seen by atomic watchdog inspectors successful June.
"The Foreign Minister has arrived successful Geneva astatine the caput of a diplomatic and adept delegation to instrumentality portion successful the 2nd circular of atomic negotiation," Iran's state-run IRIB wrote connected its Telegram channel.
During his sojourn to Geneva, Abbas Araghchi is expected to clasp talks with his Swiss and Omani counterparts arsenic good arsenic the caput of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, and different planetary officials, Iran's overseas ministry said.
Washington has dispatched Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the White House confirmed connected Sunday (February 15, 2026).
The latest talks travel repeated threats from Trump of subject enactment against Tehran, archetypal implicit Iran's deadly crackdown connected anti-government protests, and past much precocious implicit the country's atomic programme.
The West fears the programme is aimed astatine making a bomb, which Tehran denies.
On Friday (February 13, 2026), Mr. Trump said a alteration of authorities successful Iran would beryllium the "best happening that could happen", arsenic helium sent a 2nd craft bearer to the Middle East to ratchet up subject pressure.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister told the BBC that Tehran would see compromises connected its uranium stockpile if Washington lifts sanctions that person crippled the Islamic republic's economy.
"If we spot the sincerity connected their [American] part, I americium definite we volition beryllium connected a roadworthy to person an agreement," said Majid Takht-Ravanchi.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said connected Sunday that immoderate woody indispensable impact the removal of each enriched uranium from Iran arsenic good arsenic Tehran's quality to enrich more.
"There should beryllium nary enrichment capability... dismantle the instrumentality and the infrastructure that allows you to enrich successful the archetypal place," helium said during a code successful Jerusalem.
'Viable' deal
On February 6, Mr. Araghchi led the Iranian delegation successful indirect talks with Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Kushner successful Muscat.
Switzerland has played a cardinal relation successful diplomatic relations betwixt Iran and the United States for decades.
It has represented U.S. interests successful Iran since Washington broke disconnected relations with Tehran aft the 1980 hostage crisis, a twelvemonth aft the Iranian revolution.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for economical diplomacy Hamid Ghanbari said Tehran was seeking a woody with the United States that would make economical benefits for some countries, peculiarly successful sectors specified arsenic aviation, mining and lipid and gas, the Fars quality bureau reported.
"For the statement to beryllium viable, it is indispensable that the United States besides beryllium capable to payment from it successful areas with beardown and accelerated economical instrumentality potential," helium was quoted arsenic saying.
