The Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in Geneva on Sunday to continue, under Omani mediation, the discussions initiated in early February with the United States on Tehran's nuclear program. While Israel is demanding the total dismantling of enrichment capabilities, Iran says it is ready to compromise on its uranium stock in exchange for a lifting of American sanctions.
Published on: 02/15/2026 - 9:55 p.m. Modified on: 02/16/2026 - 07:27
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived on Sunday February 15 in Geneva where talks between Iran and the United States are to continue, his ministry announced in a press release.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these "indirect" discussions will be held on Tuesday under the mediation of the Sultanate of Oman, where a first session took place on February 6, and must focus on Iranian nuclear power.
Ahead of the discussions, Israel, an ally of the United States and an enemy of Iran, called on Sunday for the “dismantling” of Tehran’s uranium enrichment capacity.
Abbas Araghchi left the Iranian capital "for Geneva (...) at the head of a diplomatic and technical delegation in order to lead the second round of nuclear negotiations and hold a series of diplomatic consultations", his ministry said. He is expected to meet with his Swiss and Omani counterparts.
The Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed on his X account that he had arrived in Switzerland and specified that he was going to discuss this Monday with the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi.
The United States and Iran resumed talks on February 6 in Oman, welcomed by both parties who said they wanted to continue them.
The session was the first since previous negotiations were halted in June due to the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, triggered by Israeli strikes on nuclear and military sites.
The United States had also bombed Iranian nuclear sites.
Washington and Tehran differ on the content of the discussions
After the repression of the protest movement in January in Iran, American President Donald Trump increased threats of military intervention, while leaving the door open to a diplomatic settlement, particularly regarding the Iranian nuclear program.
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Western countries and Israel, considered by experts to be the only nuclear power in the Middle East, suspect Iran of wanting to acquire nuclear weapons. Tehran denies having such ambitions, but insists on its right to develop a civilian nuclear sector.
The United States and Iran differ on the content of the discussions. Iran only wants to discuss its nuclear program. Washington, like Israel, also demands that it limit its ballistic missile program and stop supporting regional armed groups.
On the nuclear aspect, the Israeli Prime Minister indicated that "the first condition" for an agreement to be concluded between the United States and Iran, "is that all enriched material must leave Iran." Several countries, including Russia, have offered Tehran to take charge of this stock.
“The second condition is that there must be no enrichment capacity, it is not simply a question of stopping the enrichment process, but of dismantling the equipment and infrastructure that allows uranium to be enriched,” added Benjamin Netanyahu.
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In an interview with the BBC published on Sunday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi indicated that his country was ready to compromise on its stock of highly enriched uranium if Washington lifted sanctions that penalize the Iranian economy.
Uranium enriched to a very high rate (90%) can be used to make the A bomb, commonly called the atomic bomb.
With AFP
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