Overview
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said negotiators reached broad agreement on guiding principles and will now draft possible texts before exchanging them for a planned third round.
- Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi reported good progress and said both sides left Geneva with clear next steps, while cautioning that substantial work remains.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard conducted naval exercises and temporarily restricted parts of the Strait of Hormuz for safety, underscoring risks to a waterway that carries roughly a fifth of global oil flows.
- The United States bolstered deterrence with two carrier strike groups in the region, and President Donald Trump said he would be involved indirectly in the talks while warning of consequences if no deal is reached.
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed US threats and Iran restated that zero enrichment and missile negotiations are off the table as the IAEA continues to seek explanations on Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile and fuller access.