Iran, US set to hold talks as Trump threatens force, imposes sanctions
Al Jazeera
Iran’s top diplomat arrives in Geneva as US announces new sanctions on vessels linked to Tehran’s oil trade.
Iran and the United States are set to begin a third round of nuclear negotiations in Switzerland, with both sides maintaining their preference for a diplomatic solution, even as Washington imposed sweeping new sanctions and continued to build up its military presence in the Middle East.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva on Wednesday and met his Omani counterpart, Badr Albusaidi, who is facilitating the indirect talks scheduled for Thursday.
Before his departure, Araghchi said a “fair, balanced and equitable deal” was within reach, while reiterating that Iran was not seeking an atomic weapon and was not ready to give up its “right to peaceful use of nuclear technology”.
The talks unfolded against a backdrop of continued mistrust with the rhetoric from both sides oscillating between confrontation on the one hand and engagement on the other.
In Washington, DC, US Vice President JD Vance accused Iran of attempting to rebuild its nuclear programme after US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites last June, and said Tehran should take Washington’s threats of military action seriously.
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