Feb 17 • 09:45 UTC 🇯🇵 Japan Asahi Shimbun (JP)

Second round of high-level talks, speeding up agreement on Iran’s nuclear issue, Trump says 'indirectly involved'

The U.S. and Iran held their second round of high-level talks in Geneva, with Iran pressing for the lifting of economic sanctions in exchange for nuclear agreement, and Trump suggesting he is indirectly involved in negotiations.

On January 17, in the tense context of U.S.-Iran relations, the two countries convened their second round of high-level negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, as reported by Iranian state media. The Iranian delegation has expressed a clear inclination to expedite the lifting of economic sanctions in exchange for a nuclear agreement. President Trump, viewing the Iranian regime as weakened, is leveraging his overwhelming military power to compel maximum concessions from Tehran while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of these negotiations.

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