US-Iran likely to hold nuclear deal talks on Feb 17 in Geneva | World News

According to CNN, the United States and Iran are expected to hold the next round of negotiations on the nuclear deal in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday (local time).

According to CNN, US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are also expected to attend the meetings.

This comes after US President Donald Trump stressed the need to reach a deal with Iran and warned that failure to reach a deal could be “traumatic”.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday (local time), Trump described his last meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “very good” and said, “We have to make a deal, otherwise it would be very traumatic (for Iran) and I don’t want that to happen… If they don’t make a deal, it will be a different story. We had a very good meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday.”

Iran and the United States held previous rounds of nuclear talks in Muscat, Oman, and Rome, Italy, in April 2025.

However, on June 21-22, 2025, the USA launched attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure as part of ‘Operation Midnight Tow Truck’ and targeted three important sites in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. Iran strongly condemned the operations, saying they were a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter.

The Iran nuclear deal dates back to July 2015, when the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed between Iran and several world powers, including the United States, limiting Tehran’s enrichment level to 3.67 percent and reducing its uranium stockpile to 300 kilograms.

The agreement collapsed in 2018 when Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the agreement.

Meanwhile, according to the Russian news agency TASS, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that tripartite talks between Ukraine, Russia and the USA will be held in Geneva on February 17-18.