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Iran and US High-Stakes Nuclear Talks Continue

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Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, right, holds a meeting with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner, as part of the ongoing Iranian-American negotiations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 26.Foreign Ministry of Oman

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By Caroline Alexander

February 26, 2026 at 5:29 PM UTC

Officials from the US and Iran began a third round of indirect nuclear talks in Switzerland today to try to prevent a new Middle East war, then broke for consultations.

Conversations will resume this evening, Iranian state TV reported. The two parties have been locked in a tense standoff over the Islamic Republic’s atomic activities for months, and are negotiating through Oman at its embassy in Geneva.