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US-Iran diplomatic talks in Geneva over Tehran's nuclear program, shifting red lines, and the interplay with military escalation
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that he saw “slight progress” in talks with Iran, as Pakistan’s army chief traveled to Tehran for a new round of mediation efforts and uncertainty remained over whether the war would resume.…
3 MIN READU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “slight progress” was made during talks with Iran, while Pakistan’s army chief traveled to Tehran to press a renewed effort to mediate a peace deal. Rubio made the remarks days after President…
3 MIN READU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported “slight progress” in talks with Iran on Friday, as Pakistan’s army chief flew to Tehran for renewed mediation and uncertainty persisted over whether the war would resume. The comment came days…
3 MIN READUN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told The Associated Press that most of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is likely still stored at the Isfahan site, where the IAEA’s inspections ended after Israel’s attacks last year. Grossi said the…
4 MIN READUnited Nations officials opened the monthslong Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review conference with an appeal to prevent nuclear annihilation. As the U.N. session began, the United States and Iran clashed over Tehran’s nuclear program…
3 MIN READPakistan's army chief, Gen. Asim Munir, met Wednesday in Tehran with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the latest diplomatic effort to arrange a second round of U.S.-Iran negotiations before a ceasefire set to expire Tuesday. The…
4 MIN READPakistán anunció que pronto será anfitrión de conversaciones entre Estados Unidos e Irán, aunque ninguna de las dos partes lo confirmó de inmediato. El anuncio llegó después de reuniones en Islamabad de altos diplomáticos de Turquía,…
3 MIN READIran and the United States concluded hours of indirect nuclear negotiations in Geneva without a deal, deepening fears of another Middle East war as the United States has deployed a large fleet of aircraft and warships in the region. Oman’s…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Friday he is “not happy” with the latest talks over Iran’s nuclear program but indicated negotiators would get more time. The remarks came a day after U.S. envoys held another inconclusive round of indirect…
3 MIN READIrán y Estados Unidos concluyeron este jueves en Ginebra varias horas de conversaciones indirectas sobre el programa nuclear iraní sin llegar a un acuerdo, mientras crecen los temores de un choque militar en Oriente Medio. El ministro de…
4 MIN READA new AP-NORC poll finds about half of U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” concerned that Iran’s nuclear program poses a direct threat, as the U.S. and Iran head into another round of nuclear talks in Geneva. But the survey also finds…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s administration imposed a new tranche of U.S. sanctions targeting people and companies accused of enabling Iran’s ballistic missile program, drone production and illicit oil sales. The Treasury Department’s Office…
3 MIN READIranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said Saturday that Iran is not ready to resume face-to-face negotiations with the United States, citing Washington's refusal to abandon "maximalist" demands on key issues. Speaking at a…
3 MIN READWith the largest military force deployed to the Middle East in decades, the United States enters nuclear negotiations with Iran in Geneva this week, even as Iranians worry the massive American presence signals an imminent military strike.…
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President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering limited military strikes against Iran, even as the country's foreign minister said Tehran expects to finalize a draft nuclear deal within days. The comments reflect the precarious…
5 MIN READSecretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Israel next week to update Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, two Trump administration officials said. The officials spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity and…
3 MIN READIran announced a temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for live-fire military drills while indirect nuclear talks with the United States continued in Geneva, according to the Associated Press. The announcement marked the first time…
3 MIN READIran’s top diplomat met the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency in Geneva on Monday ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program, the Associated Press reported. Abbas Araghchi met…
3 MIN READIran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as President Masoud Pezeshkian called for negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program and acknowledged a crackdown on nationwide protests that began in earnest on…
3 MIN READIran and the United States are holding indirect nuclear negotiations in Geneva, with talks hanging in the balance after Israel’s June war on Iran and a subsequent crackdown on nationwide protests, according to the Associated Press. U.S.…
3 MIN READNPR's Mara Liasson said the Iran talks look more like a step toward negotiations than a settled deal.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman and Iran’s parliament speaker pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a new round of nuclear talks in Geneva, with one official calling Trump’s statements “big lies” while another said Iran could still reach an agreement through “honorable diplomacy.” The remarks came a day before the third round of talks, as the United States assembled its biggest Middle East deployment of aircraft and warships in decades.
The United States and Iran will resume nuclear negotiations Thursday in Geneva, as the Islamic Republic faces fresh anti-government demonstrations at universities across the country, Oman announced Sunday. Iran's top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, told CBS News he expected to meet U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday and said a "good chance" remained for a diplomatic resolution on Iran's nuclear program. The talks come as students in Tehran and the city of Mashhad gathered at university memorials for thousands killed in a government crackdown six weeks ago — a period in Iranian history when mourning ceremonies have often transformed into new cycles of protest and renewed state violence.
Iran announced it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire drills, as negotiators held another round of indirect talks with the United States over Iran’s nuclear program. The announcement came amid warnings from Iran’s leadership and U.S. officials about red lines, and it followed military actions and ship movements in the wider region.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is traveling from Tehran to Geneva for a second round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States, Iranian state media reported Sunday. The talks follow an initial indirect round in Oman and will be mediated by Oman, with Araghchi’s delegation also set to meet regional and international counterparts in Geneva.
Iran and the United States will hold a second round of indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear program next week in Geneva, Switzerland’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Oman hosted the first round of indirect talks Feb. 6, and it will be followed by a new Geneva round without days specified, the ministry said.
President Donald Trump met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday and said he “insisted” that U.S. negotiations with Iran continue as Washington seeks a nuclear deal. Trump said no agreement was reached during the meeting and wrote that “there was nothing definitive reached,” other than his insistence that talks continue.
President Donald Trump is involving top U.S. military leaders in diplomacy tied to Iran’s nuclear program and the Russia-Ukraine war, according to an Associated Press report. Adm. Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, joined indirect U.S.-Iran talks in Oman, while Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has been positioned as a negotiator in talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Muscat, Oman, on Friday focused on Tehran’s nuclear program, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying the talks were “very good” and warning that consequences would be “very steep” if no deal is reached. For the first time, U.S. military’s top commander for the Middle East, Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, joined U.S. representatives at the talks, as the U.S. military continued a visible show of force in the region. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said diplomats would return to their capitals after the session and urged that dialogue proceed without threats or pressure.
Iran and the United States will hold nuclear talks on Friday in Oman, Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday, as tensions remain high after Tehran’s crackdown on nationwide protests last month. U.S. President Donald Trump issued a warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ahead of the talks, according to an interview published Wednesday.
At least 646 people have been killed since protests erupted in Iran on Dec. 28, according to a U.S.-based human rights monitoring group, as President Donald Trump on Monday announced 25 percent tariffs on countries that do business with Tehran and said the Islamic Republic wants to negotiate. The announcements came after Oman's foreign minister traveled to Iran over the weekend in a visit that activated a channel Muscat has long used as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran, though Tehran did not issue a public statement in response to Trump's comments.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on all countries doing business with Iran on Monday and said Tehran has privately sought talks with Washington, as the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that at least 646 people had been killed in two weeks of protests against the Iranian government. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking to foreign diplomats in Tehran, said the protest situation was "under total control" and that Iran was "open to diplomacy," while blaming the United States and Israel for the violence without offering evidence. Iran's foreign ministry said a diplomatic channel to Washington remained open but insisted talks could not be one-sided.
DUBAI — The death toll from Iran's crackdown on street protesters rose to at least 544, activists said Sunday, as President Donald Trump said Tehran had proposed negotiations while simultaneously warning that military action remained under active consideration. More than 10,600 people have been detained since demonstrations began Dec. 28, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump dijo que Irán quiere negociar con Washington mientras, según activistas, el número de muertos por las protestas en Irán sube al menos a 646. Sus comentarios siguieron a una visita del ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Omán a Irán y en medio de reportes de arrestos y represión contra manifestantes.
