Second round of Iran-US nuclear talks open in Geneva

Discussions held amid US naval buildup and Iranian announcement of live-fire exercises in straits of HormuzA fresh round of indirect talks between Iran and the US on Tehran’s nuclear programme has begun in Geneva, focusing on the terms for Iran constraining its nuclear programme under the supervision of the UN nuclear weapons inspectorate.The talks were held against a backdrop of a now familiar slew of contradictory messages from Donald Trump, in which he said he believed Iran wanted a deal but also highlighted the US naval military buildup in the region. Continue reading...