• Araghchi to lead Iranian delegation at Thursday’s round of nuclear talks with US
  
  ISTANBUL

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Wednesday with his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi in Geneva, Switzerland ahead of a new round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the US, local media reported.

The meeting reviewed Iran’s positions on the lifting of sanctions and nuclear issues, the state news agency IRNA reported.

During the meeting, Iran conveyed to the Omani side key elements under consideration for a potential agreement on nuclear issues and sanctions relief.

Earlier, IRNA, citing an informed source, said Araghchi arrived in the Swiss city, leading a diplomatic delegation to attend Thursday’s nuclear talks.

He is accompanied by a high-level delegation that includes Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi as well as a team of nuclear and legal experts, state media reported.

Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, who is currently in Switzerland and addressed the Geneva Disarmament Forum on Monday, will also join the Iranian delegation.

The American side, as in previous rounds, will be led by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Iran and the US have held two rounds of indirect talks under Omani mediation since nuclear diplomacy resumed last month, following efforts by regional countries, including Türkiye, to ease tensions.

After the previous round in Geneva – which followed the first round in the Omani capital Muscat – both sides offered positive assessments, agreeing on “guiding principles” that Iranian negotiators said could pave the way toward a potential agreement.

The talks come amid a significant US military buildup in the Persian Gulf region alongside a series of recent drills conducted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.