Overview
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says a draft will be ready within days, with a possible Geneva meeting later this week and a third round of indirect talks signaled for early March.
- A senior Iranian official told Reuters Tehran could export or dilute parts of its highly enriched uranium and consider a regional enrichment consortium if its right to peaceful enrichment is recognized, though key sanctions-relief gaps persist.
- Washington has surged forces into the region, with the USS Gerald R. Ford heading to join the USS Abraham Lincoln, as President Trump sets a roughly 10–15 day window and says he is considering limited strikes.
- Media reports say Trump has been briefed on options up to targeting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son, though no decision has been announced.
- Student demonstrations resumed at several universities in Tehran and Mashhad with clashes involving Basij forces, as disputed death tolls from January’s crackdown span Iran’s 3,117 list, HRANA’s 7,000-plus verified count, and Trump’s far higher claim, and several governments urge citizens to leave Iran.