Iran’s FM heads to Geneva for US nuclear talks

2026-02-15 - 17:06

Shafaq News- Tehran Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi departed for Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday at the head of a diplomatic delegation to take part in the second round of talks with the United States scheduled for next week. A statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry noted that Araghchi is expected to meet several international officials, including Switzerland’s foreign minister, Oman’s foreign minister, and the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), along with other representatives based in Switzerland, to review developments related to the nuclear file and other issues of mutual interest. The new meeting with Washington followed the February 6 indirect talks in Muscat, which both sides described as a constructive start despite remaining differences. Tehran maintains that negotiations should focus solely on the nuclear program and rejects any nogotiations on its missile capabilities, while Washington is pressing for broader concessions, including halting enrichment and ending support for regional allies such as Lebanon's Hezbollah, Yemen's Ansarallah, and armed groups in Iraq, proposals Iranian officials have repeatedly rejected. Read more: US-Iran Muscat talks: A diplomatic opening shadowed by red lines