Arya News - Iranian state media said negotiations are expected to focus solely on Iran`s nuclear program, and not its deadly crackdown on protesters.
( NewsNation ) — The United States is holding a pair of high-stakes negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland , on Tuesday as officials try to hammer out a nuclear deal with Iran and oversee a new round of talks to try ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Iran announced on Tuesday morning it would allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit its nuclear facilities, the first step in what the Trump administration hopes will be successful talks .
Iranian state media said the negotiations are expected to focus solely on Iran’s nuclear capabilities, not contentious policies like its deadly crackdown on protesters , over which President Donald Trump has repeatedly condemned and threatened the regime.
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The U.S. has long wished to hobble Iran’s nuclear facilities. Last summer, discussions ended with a group of American B-2 bombers striking three Iranian nuclear facilities in what the administration dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.”
Another use of force isn’t off the table. Trump has repeatedly threatened further action if Iran refuses to constrain its nuclear program — threats that Iran has levied in return against the U.S.
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U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are leading the negotiations in Geneva, and Trump said he would be indirectly involved.
“Typically, Iran’s a very tough negotiator,” Trump told reporters on Monday. “I would say they’re bad negotiators, because we could have had a deal instead of sending the B2s in to knock out their nuclear potential, and we had to send the B-2s. I hope they’re going to be more reasonable.”
Trump added, “I think they want to make a deal. I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal.”
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On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog in Geneva, where he appeared to brush off Trump’s comments.
“I am in Geneva with real ideas to achieve a fair and equitable deal. What is not on the table: submission before threats,” he said.
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