U.S. and Iran Restart Nuclear Negotiations in Geneva Amid Rising Pressures
President Trump U.S. President said Iran wanted to engage in tough addresses, but realized the impacts of this tougher station during the summer after it was revealed that the U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear spots
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One as the United States prepares for indirect nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva amid rising regional tensions.
U.S. President Donald Trump declared the previous day (February 16 2026) that he'd be a
participant "indirectly" in discussions that will take place between Iran with the U.S. over
Tehran's nuclear program which will begin next Tuesday (February 17 2026) in Geneva in 2026.
He also said that the possibility that Tehran was looking to strike an agreement.
"I'll be a part of those talks, but indirectly. They'll be extremely important," Mr. Trump stated to
reporters aboard Air Force One.
Tensions are on the rise in the lead-up to the US-Iran nuclear talks Geneva 2026 deploying a
second aircraft carrier to the Middle East. There is a possibility that the U.S. military is preparing
for the possibility of a long-term military operation if talks are unsuccessful, U.S. officials have
said to Reuters.
Prior to the U.S. joining Israel in striking Iranian nuclear sites in June, Iran-U.S. nuclear talks
were in a rut due to Washington's demand that Iran discuss a nuclear deal with the US,
something that is what the U.S. views as a route to the development of an Iranian nuke.
The Iranian civil defence agency this Monday (February 16 2026) organized a chemical defense
exercise within the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone to increase the preparedness for possible
chemical attacks within the energy hub in the southern part of Iran.
