Iran signals progress in talks with US

20-Feb-2026

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Iran and the United States held a fresh round of indirect nuclear talks in Geneva on February 17, with Tehran signalling limited progress even as it conducted live-fire missile drills in the Strait of Hormuz and issued fresh warnings over its nuclear rights.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who is leading Tehran’s delegation, said Iran and the US reached an understanding on the main "guiding principles", but work still needed to be done.

Speaking to Iranian media, he said, "Different ideas have been presented, these ideas have been seriously discussed, ultimately we've been able to reach a general agreement on some guiding principles, from now on we will move based on those principles and enter the text of a potential agreement."