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U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Monday (February 16, 2026) that helium would beryllium involved “indirectly” successful talks betwixt Iran and the U.S. implicit Tehran’s atomic programme set to statesman connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026) successful Geneva, adding helium believed Tehran wanted to marque a deal.
“I’ll be progressive successful those talks, indirectly. And they’ll beryllium precise important,” Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
Tensions are soaring up of the talks, with the U.S. deploying a 2nd craft bearer to the Middle East. The U.S. subject is preparing for the possibility of a sustained subject run if the talks bash not succeed, U.S. officials person told Reuters.
Asked astir the prospects for a deal, Mr. Trump said Iran sought pugnacious negotiations but learned the consequences of specified a hardened stance past summertime erstwhile the U.S. bombed Iranian atomic sites.
Mr. Trump suggested Iranians were motivated this clip to negotiate.
“I don’t deliberation they privation the consequences of not making a deal,” Mr. Trump said.
Prior to the U.S. joining Israel successful striking Iranian atomic sites successful June, Iran-U.S. atomic talks had stalled implicit Washington’s request that Tehran forgo enrichment connected its soil, which the U.S. views arsenic a pathway to an Iranian atomic weapon.
Iran’s civilian defence organisation connected Monday (February 16, 2026) held a chemical defence drill successful the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone to fortify preparedness for imaginable chemic incidents successful the vigor hub located successful confederate Iran.
