Iran says US military build-up ‘unnecessary and unhelpful’, deal achievable
Top Iranian diplomat Abbas Araghchi says US ‘has not asked’ for zero uranium enrichment in nuclear talks.

Top Iranian diplomat Abbas Araghchi says US ‘has not asked’ for zero uranium enrichment in nuclear talks.








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Tehran’s chief diplomat says some ‘guiding principles’ are agreed, but the supreme leader presents a different tone.

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A second round of nuclear talks between the US and Iran is underway in Geneva. Global News Insight’s Osama Bin Javaid explains.
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