Overview
- Oman’s foreign minister said the third Geneva round concluded with important progress and that technical discussions will move to Vienna next week, with another negotiating round expected soon.
- Talks were conducted indirectly with Omani mediation and IAEA involvement, and negotiators briefly paused for internal consultations after what mediators called new and constructive ideas before resuming later in the day.
- U.S. envoys reiterated that any agreement must be open-ended without sunset clauses and pressed on Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, while signaling limited openness to tightly constrained, verified enrichment.
- Iranian officials, who insist the agenda is limited to the nuclear file and reject adding ballistic missiles, have reportedly floated a proposal involving a multi‑year freeze, very low‑level enrichment, reduced high‑enriched stockpiles, and expanded inspections for sanctions relief, while Iranian media said transferring enriched material abroad is off the table.
- The diplomatic track is paired with U.S. pressure including a major regional force buildup, closed Pentagon planning sessions, a CIA Persian‑language outreach for secure contacts, and claims by Vice President J.D. Vance of evidence Iran is trying to rebuild a weapons program that Tehran denies.