Iranian International Minister heads to Geneva for renewed talks with US

[ad_1] Iran's International Minister Abbas Araghchi headed to Switzerland on Sunday for the second spherical of renewed talks with the US later this week, his ministry stated.

Araghchi "left Tehran for Geneva late Sunday heading a diplomatic and technical delegation to conduct the second spherical of nuclear talks and maintain a variety of diplomatic consultations," the ministry stated in a press release.

"Oblique Iran-US nuclear talks might be held on Tuesday with the mediation and good places of work of Oman."

Throughout his go to to Geneva, Araghchi is predicted to carry talks together with his Swiss and Omani counterparts in addition to the pinnacle of the Worldwide Atomic Power Company, Rafael Grossi, and different worldwide officers, the international ministry assertion stated.

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Tehran and Washington restarted negotiations in Muscat on February 6, months after earlier talks collapsed when Israel launched an unprecedented bombing marketing campaign in opposition to Iran final June that began a 12-day warfare.

Appreciable uncertainty surrounds the destiny of Iran's stockpile of greater than 400 kilogrammes of 60 p.c enriched uranium that was final seen by nuclear watchdog inspectors in June.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that any deal between the 2 should contain the elimination of all enriched uranium from Iran in addition to Tehran's potential to counterpoint extra.

"There must be no enrichment functionality ... dismantle the tools and the infrastructure that means that you can enrich within the first place," he stated throughout a speech in Jerusalem.

In the meantime, Iran's deputy international minister informed the BBC that Tehran would take into account compromises on its uranium stockpile if Washington lifts sanctions which have crippled the Islamic republic's economic system.

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"If we see the sincerity on their (American) half, I'm certain we might be on a highway to have an settlement," stated Majid Takht-Ravanchi.

The newest talks got here with Washington having threatened Tehran with navy motion and deployed an plane provider group to the area following Iran's lethal crackdown on anti-government protests final month.

On February 6, Araghchi led the Iranian delegation in oblique nuclear talks with US Center East envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's influential son-in-law Jared Kushner in Muscat.

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Switzerland has performed a key function in diplomatic relations between Iran and the US for many years.

It has represented US pursuits in Iran since Washington broke off relations with Tehran after the 1980 hostage disaster, a yr after the Iranian revolution.

Iranian deputy international minister for financial diplomacy Hamid Ghanbari stated Tehran was in search of a take care of the US that may generate financial advantages for each international locations, notably in sectors reminiscent of aviation, mining and oil and gasoline, the Fars information company reported.

"For the settlement to be viable, it's important that the US additionally be capable of profit from it in areas with robust and fast financial return potential," he was quoted as saying.