Iran says US must 'prove they want to do a deal' on nuclear talks in Geneva

Iran claims it is unfastened to compromise with the U.S. connected a atomic woody if the medication is consenting to sermon lifting sanctions, a elder Iranian authoritative said Sunday.

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s lawman overseas minister, besides said successful an interrogation that the shot was "in America’s tribunal to beryllium that they privation to bash a deal," adding: "If they are sincere, I’m definite we volition beryllium connected the roadworthy to an agreement."

"We are acceptable to sermon this and different issues related to our programme if they are acceptable to speech astir sanctions," Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC.

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Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi says Iran is acceptable to compromise if the U.S. discusses lifting sanctions. (SAFIN HAMID/AFP via Getty Images)

Takht-Ravanchi’s comments came arsenic Iran’s apical diplomat traveled to Geneva for a 2nd circular of indirect talks with the U.S. delegation.

Abbas Araghchi near for the Swiss metropolis pursuing an archetypal circular of negotiations past week with Oman again mediating the adjacent circular of talks, according to Iranian authorities media and the Associated Press.

U.S. officials, however, person emphasized that Iran — not the U.S. — is holding up advancement successful negotiations.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Feb. 14 that President Donald Trump would similar to scope an statement but warned it was "very hard to do" 1 with Iran.

Past diplomatic efforts had collapsed successful 2025 aft Israel launched what became a 12-day warfare with Iran and U.S. strikes connected Iranian atomic sites.

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This outer representation provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Natanz atomic installation successful Iran connected Jan. 24, 2025.  (Maxar Technologies/AP)

But connected Sunday, Takht-Ravanchi pointed to Tehran’s connection to dilute its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% purity arsenic grounds of its willingness to compromise, the BBC reported.

Asked whether Iran would vessel its stockpile of much than 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium abroad, arsenic it did nether the 2015 deal, Takht-Ravanchi said it was "too aboriginal to accidental what volition hap successful the people of negotiations."

One of Iran’s main demands is that talks absorption connected the atomic issue. "Our knowing is that they person travel to the decision that if you privation to person a woody you person to absorption connected the atomic issue," Takht-Ravanchi said.

Takht-Ravanchi besides said the "issue of zero enrichment is not an contented anymore and arsenic acold arsenic Iran is concerned, it is not connected the array anymore."

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The USS Gerald R. Ford was ordered to determination to the Middle East arsenic the U.S. prepares for the anticipation of sustained operations against Iran. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy via AP)

Trump has since threatened further subject enactment if a woody to curb Iran’s atomic programme cannot beryllium reached.

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The U.S. has besides reinforced its subject beingness successful the portion amid heightened tensions and aft spiraling protests crossed the state successful December near thousands reportedly dormant astatine the hands of the clerical regime.