Overview
- - Oman's foreign minister Badr Albusaidi said the next round of indirect U.S.–Iran talks will take place Thursday in Geneva.
- - Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said a draft counterproposal should be ready within days and reiterated that Iran insists on retaining uranium enrichment for civilian use.
- - A senior Iranian official told Reuters Tehran could export or dilute some highly enriched uranium and consider a regional enrichment consortium if its right to peaceful enrichment is formally recognized, while gaps persist over sanctions relief.
- - President Donald Trump publicly set a 10–15 day window for a deal and said he is considering limited strikes as the U.S. reinforces carriers, jets and other assets in the region.
- - Two U.S. officials told Reuters that planning has advanced to options including targeting individuals, and new student protests in Iran have revived scrutiny of a crackdown with death tolls disputed between HRANA (about 7,015) and the government (3,117).