A fresh round of indirect nuclear talks in Geneva between Iran and the US, focusing on the terms for Tehran constraining its nuclear programme under the supervision of the UN nuclear weapons inspectorate, ended after just over four hours, Iranian state media reported. View image in fullscreen Protesters against the Iranian government line the area in front of the UN office in Geneva on Tuesday. The US side met Grossi on Tuesday, underlining how verification of the nuclear industry was at the centre of Tuesday’s round of talks. Any deal to constrain Iran’s nuclear programme – the sole focus of the Geneva talks – would require a full return of the IAEA inspectors to Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities. Previous talks in Cairo on the Iran-IAEA protocols that would allow the IAEA full access to three main nuclear bombed sites broke down.

Source: The Guardian February 17, 2026 13:07 UTC