US, Iran hold talks in Geneva over Tehran's nuclear programme
發佈日期: 2026-02-27 21:37
TVB News
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations on Thursday over Tehran's nuclear program but walked away without a deal.
Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated the talks in Geneva, said there had been "significant progress in the negotiation" without elaborating.
Al-Busaidi said technical talks involving lower-level representatives would continue next week in Vienna, the home of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
During an interval in the talks Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei, said the Iranians felt there were "constructive proposals" offered on both nuclear issues and sanctions relief.
But just before the talks ended, Iranian state television reported Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium, rejected proposals to transfer it abroad and sought the lifting of international sanctions.
This, in an indiction Iran was not prepared to meet US President Donald Trump's demands.
The two sides held multiple rounds of talks last year that collapsed when Israel launched a 12-day war against Iran in June and the US carried out heavy strikes on its nuclear sites, leaving at least part of Iran's nuclear program in ruins.
US President Donald Trump wants Iran to completely halt its enrichment of uranium, as well as roll back both its long-range missile program and its support for regional armed groups.
Iran says it will only discuss nuclear issues, and maintains its atomic program is for entirely peaceful purposes.
Iran has said it hasn't enriched since June, but it has blocked IAEA inspectors from visiting the sites America bombed.
If the talks fail, uncertainty hangs over the timing of any possible US attack on Iran.
If the aim of potential military action is to pressure Iran to make concessions in nuclear negotiations, it's not clear whether limited strikes would work.
If the goal is to remove Iran's leaders, that will likely commit the US to a larger, longer military campaign.
If attacked, Tehran could retaliate against the American-allied nations of the Persian Gulf or Israel.
