Foreign Policy

Iran-US Nuclear Talks Resume Amid Rising Regional Tensions and U.S. Military Posturing

By Economics Desk | February 15, 2026

With a history of broken deals and escalating threats, fresh talks between Iran and the U.S. are underway—but Washington’s military buildup signals that diplomacy remains shadowed by readiness for conflict.

As Iran’s top diplomat arrives in Geneva to engage in indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States, the question looms: can diplomacy succeed where past efforts have failed, or will Washington’s firm stance on national security force a reckoning? Abbas Araghchi's journey from Tehran to Switzerland marks a second attempt at dialogue following last week’s talks in Oman—another Gulf state trying to mediate in this high-stakes confrontation. Yet beneath this veneer of diplomacy lies a harsh truth: Iran’s nuclear ambitions remain an existential threat to regional stability and American interests. Why Trust Broken Deals with Iran? The previous round of...

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