Overview
- U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said gaps persist after the Geneva session and that Iran has not agreed to President Trump's conditions.
- Iran’s negotiator Abbas Araghchi described the talks as positive and constructive, and a U.S. official said Tehran would return with detailed proposals within roughly two weeks.
- President Trump said he is indirectly involved, called the negotiations very important, and warned of a hard blow to Iran if diplomacy fails.
- Regional tensions stayed high, with the United States deploying a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East and Iran’s IRGC conducting naval drills near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejected any deal dismantling Iran’s nuclear program and touted weapons capable of sinking U.S. carriers, as large 40th‑day memorials for protest victims featured anti-government chants and disputed death tolls.