The oblique talks on February 6 have been between Iranian International Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, proper. File
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Iran and america will maintain a second spherical of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program subsequent week, the Swiss International Ministry stated on Saturday (February 14, 2026).
Oman, which welcomed the primary spherical of oblique talks on February 6, will host the talks in Geneva, the Swiss Ministry stated, with out specifying which days.
After the primary discussions, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Tehran that failure to achieve an settlement along with his administration could be “very traumatic.”
Related talks final yr broke down in June as Israel launched what grew to become a 12-day warfare on Iran that included the U.S. bombing Iranian nuclear websites.
Mr. Trump has repeatedly threatened to make use of pressure to compel Iran to comply with constrain its nuclear program. Iran has stated it might reply with an assault of its personal. Mr. Trump has additionally threatened Iran over its lethal crackdown on latest nationwide protests there.
Gulf Arab nations have warned any assault might spiral into one other regional battle.
Mr. Trump stated on Friday (February 13, 2026) the united statesGerald R. Ford, the world’s largest plane provider, was being despatched from the Caribbean to the Mideast to hitch different army property the U.S. has constructed up within the area. He additionally stated a change in energy in Iran “could be one of the best factor that might occur.”
The oblique talks on February 6 have been between Iranian International Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff. The highest army commander within the Center East was additionally current for the primary time.
The Trump administration has maintained that Iran can haven’t any uranium enrichment underneath any deal. Tehran says it received’t comply with that.
Iran has insisted its nuclear program is for peaceable functions. Nonetheless, its officers more and more threaten to pursue a nuclear weapon. Earlier than the June warfare, Iran had been enriching uranium as much as 60% purity, a brief, technical step away from weapons-grade ranges.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated his nation is “prepared for any form of verification.” Nonetheless, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the Worldwide Atomic Power Company, has been unable for months to examine and confirm Iran’s nuclear stockpile.
Mr. Trump has advised in latest weeks that his high precedence is for Iran to reduce its nuclear program. Iran has stated it desires talks to focus solely on the nuclear program.
However Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who met with Mr. Trump in Washington this week, has pressed for any deal to incorporate steps to neutralize Iran’s ballistic missile program and finish its funding for proxy teams equivalent to Hamas and Hezbollah.
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