A second round of talks between Iran and the United States began in Geneva on Tuesday, Iranian state TV reported.
“The indirect talks between Iran and the United States began today with the two sides exchanging messages” through Omani mediators, it said.
Mediated by Oman, the discussions are aimed at averting the possibility of US military action, with Tehran expressing cautious optimism at Washington’s “more realistic” position on its nuclear programme..
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will take part in the negotiations, which Oman is mediating, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters, alongside Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.
US President Donald Trump said he would be involved “indirectly” in the Geneva talks and believed Tehran wanted to make a deal.
“I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday.
“We could have had a deal instead of sending the B-2s in to knock out their nuclear potential. And we had to send the B-2s.”