'Become very close...': Iran's Araghchi calls Geneva talks ‘serious,’ says next round within a week

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday (February 26) described talks between the United States and Iran—aimed at resolving a longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new U.S. strikes—as some of the most serious negotiations the two countries have had. “It was decided that the next round of negotiations will take place soon, in less than a week," he said. The Iranians, he added, had clearly expressed their demand for lifting of U.S. sanctions, which Washington has long insisted will only come after deep concessions from Tehran.