Iran, US set to resume nuclear talks in Geneva on Feb 26

Iran and US are set to resume their nuclear talks in Geneva on 26th of this month, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Akashvani correspondent reports that Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi is expected to face US special envoy Steve Witkoff across the table, and has said there is “a good chance” of reaching a diplomatic resolution. Tehran, however, has made clear it will discuss only its nuclear programme firmly ruling out any talks on its missile arsenal or regional proxies. The two sides met twice before, first in Oman and then in Geneva on February 17 , where they agreed on broad guiding principles for a potential deal.

The central dispute remains uranium enrichment: Washington insists Iran must not retain the capacity to build a nuclear weapon, while Tehran says enrichment is its sovereign right. All of this is playing out as the US maintains its largest military presence in the Middle East in years, with President Trump warning that military options remain on the table if diplomacy falls short. The nuclear talks are set to happen against a backdrop of renewed unrest inside Iran, where university students took to campuses in Tehran and other cities over the weekend, marking the first major rallies since a deadly crackdown in January.