Iran sees ‘good outlook’ for talks with US as negotiating team heads to Geneva
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Feb 24 that a deal with the US was “within reach, but only if diplomacy is given priority”.
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DUBAI – Iran sees the chance of a good outcome from a third round of talks with the United States, its President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Feb 25, as a delegation left for Geneva for negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme
A senior US official said on Feb 23 that US envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are slated to meet with the Iranian delegation, led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Geneva on Feb 26.
The two countries resumed negotiations over the long-disputed nuclear programme earlier in February as the US builds up its military capability in the Middle East ahead of possible strikes on the Islamic Republic.
Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the region if it is attacked
Mr Trump on Feb 19 said he was giving Tehran about 10 to 15 days to make a deal.
“In relation to the talks, we see a good outlook, tomorrow in the meeting that Dr Araghchi will hold in Geneva... we have tried, with the guidance of the Supreme Leader, to manage this process to get out of the no war, no peace situation,” Mr Pezeshkian said in comments carried by state media.
Mr Araghchi said on Feb 24 that a deal with the US was “within reach, but only if diplomacy is given priority”.
The US and Israel believe Iran aspires to build a nuclear weapon that could threaten Israel’s existence.
Iran says its nuclear programme is purely peaceful, even though it has enriched uranium far beyond the purity needed for power generation, and close to what is required for a bomb. REUTERS
