{"id":1697,"date":"2026-02-02T22:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:16:15","slug":"iran-eyes-progress-towards-us-nuclear-talks-as-tension-eases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/2026\/02\/02\/iran-eyes-progress-towards-us-nuclear-talks-as-tension-eases\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran eyes progress towards US nuclear talks as tension eases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran eyes progress towards US nuclear talks as tension eases<\/p>\n

Iran examines regional proposals to ease tensions with the US as it expects a framework for talks in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Iran has said that it expects progress on a framework to restart nuclear talks with the United States as unverified reports suggest the country\u2019s president has ordered the revival of the negotiations.<\/p>\n

Tehran said on Monday that it is examining several diplomatic processes pitched by countries in the region to ease tensions with Washington, adding that it expects a framework for talks in the coming days.<\/p>\n

The announcement came as Tehran and Washington appear to be pulling back from the threat of military action.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump sent warships to the Middle East after Iran violently put down mass protests in January, but he then called for Tehran to make a deal to resume talks on its nuclear programme, which were abandoned in June when Iran was attacked by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Trump said the US is talking with Iran. Tehran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has now confirmed indirect negotiations are ongoing.<\/p>\n

\u201cCountries of the region are acting as mediators in the exchange of messages,\u201d he said on Monday without giving details on the content of the negotiations.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral points have been addressed, and we are examining and finalising the details of each stage in the diplomatic process, which we hope to conclude in the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state news agency IRNA reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had telephone calls with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkiye to discuss the latest developments.<\/p>\n

Later, the Fars news agency quoted an unnamed source as saying Pezeshkian had ordered the resumption of nuclear talks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran and the United States will hold talks on the nuclear file,\u201d Fars reported without specifying a date. The report was also carried by the government newspaper Iran and the reformist daily Shargh.<\/p>\n

Araghchi is due to meet US envoy Steve Witkoff for negotiations against this backdrop, Iranian news agency Tasnim also reported on Monday. Neither Tehran nor Washington has verified a meeting has been arranged.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a White House official said \u2060Witkoff will \u200barrive in \u200dIsrael on Tuesday, where he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuters news agency reported.<\/p>\n

The reports come as Iran has been braced for a potential US attack as an aircraft carrier and fighter jets are sitting in the Indian Ocean close enough to assist a strike.<\/p>\n

Trump threatened Iran in the wake of mass protests there in which thousands of people were killed in January. The demonstrations, which were triggered by economic distress and the collapse of the country\u2019s currency, morphed into a direct challenge to the government.<\/p>\n

However, Trump\u2019s approach has since transformed into a demand for a nuclear deal as the US and European Union are concerned that Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran insists its programme is strictly civilian.<\/p>\n

While Iran suggested on Monday that it is moving closer to agreeing to reopen talks, it is understood that the US has set some conditions.<\/p>\n

Iranian sources told Reuters that for talks to resume, Trump has demanded that Iran agree to end enrichment of uranium, curtail its missile programme and halt support to its network of allied armed groups in the region.<\/p>\n

In the past, Iran has shown flexibility in discussing the nuclear file, but missiles and regional allies have long been treated as nonnegotiable.<\/p>\n

It is not clear whether Iran would change its position now that the country urgently needs sanctions relief to improve the economy and stave off future unrest.<\/p>\n

In June, American and Iranian officials had kicked off negotiations in Oman, but the process stalled after Israel attacked Iran and then the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Trump said Iran was \u201cseriously talking\u201d with the US but insisted, \u201cWe have very big, powerful ships heading in that direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has also maintained a defiant tone, warning on Sunday that any attack would result in a \u201cregional war\u201d.<\/p>\n

As officials in the region geared up their diplomacy to avoid another confrontation, the EU last week designated Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a \u201cterrorist organisation\u201d.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Iran said it had summoned all EU envoys in recent days over the move, adding that it was considering \u201ccountermeasures\u201d<\/p>\n

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