Isfahan nuclear site, Iran, June 21, 2025, and February 1, 2026. 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via REUTERS
Iran is weighing the terms for resuming talks with the United States soon, a foreign ministry official said after both sides signalled readiness to revive diplomacy over a long-running nuclear dispute and dispel fears of a new regional war.
A separate senior Iranian official and a Western diplomat told Reuters that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi could meet in Turkey in the coming days.
Tensions are running high amid a military buildup by the US Navy near Iran, following a violent crackdown against anti-government demonstrations last month, the deadliest domestic unrest in Iran since its 1979 revolution.
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