Indirect discussions in Switzerland produced proposals and technical follow-ups, with additional talks scheduled in Vienna next week.
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Representatives of the United States and Oman, acting as an intermediary for Iran, met Thursday in Geneva to continue negotiations over a potential new nuclear agreement, according to live updates from The Associated Press and Al Jazeera.
White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, who conveyed Tehran’s proposals. In a statement posted by Oman’s foreign ministry, the minister said he had delivered Iran’s perspectives and proposals to the U.S. delegation.
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According to the statement, the meeting “addressed a review of the Iranian side’s perspectives and proposals, along with the responses and inquiries from the American negotiating team regarding the handling of the key elements of Iran’s nuclear program and the necessary guarantees to achieve the desired agreement for this important dossier from all its technical and oversight aspects.”
The Omani minister added that efforts were continuing “intensively and in a constructive spirit,” citing what he described as “unprecedented openness to new and creative ideas and solutions” and preparation of “supportive conditions for progress and reaching a fair agreement with sustainable guarantees.”
After Thursday’s session concluded, Oman’s foreign minister said talks would resume soon following consultations in the respective capitals, noting in a subsequent post that discussions at a technical level would take place next week in Vienna. He said he was grateful to “the negotiators, the IAEA, and our hosts the Swiss government,” according to his statement.
There was no immediate public comment from U.S. or Iranian officials at the close of the meeting, The Associated Press reported.
Tehran had previously announced on Feb. 17 that it would submit proposals in the coming weeks. During Thursday’s talks, “very constructive” proposals were exchanged in what marked the third round of nuclear discussions in Geneva, according to Iran’s foreign ministry as cited by AP updates.
On Feb. 19, President Donald Trump set a 10-day deadline for Iran to reach a deal or face potential U.S. military action. Speaking at a meeting of his Board of Peace working group, Trump said, “So now we may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal. You’re going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days.”
While that deadline falls Sunday, the continuation of negotiations next week suggests that diplomatic engagement remains active.
A central issue in the talks remains uranium enrichment. The U.S. State Department has described enrichment as a key issue, noting that uranium enriched for civilian nuclear energy can potentially be further processed to weapons-grade levels. Iran has maintained that it is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons but continues to assert its right to pursue nuclear energy technologies.
Technical discussions scheduled in Vienna are expected to address oversight mechanisms, enrichment parameters and verification frameworks as negotiators seek a possible path toward a new agreement.
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