Iran rejects Trump demands despite 'significant progress' in nuclear talks

Talks betwixt Iran and the U.S. wrapped up successful Geneva Thursday arsenic officials cited "significant progress" and announced a adjacent gathering acceptable for Vienna wrong days.

Yet contempt elder U.S. officials describing the 3rd circular arsenic "positive," per Axios, Iranian authorities tv besides reported that Tehran volition proceed enriching uranium and rejected proposals to transportation it abroad.

According to The Associated Press , the reports claimed Iran would besides propulsion for the lifting of planetary sanctions — signaling it is not prepared to conscionable President Donald Trump’s demands.

The negotiations were carried retired chiefly indirectly, with Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi relaying messages betwixt the 2 sides.

Oman's Foreign Affairs' Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi gives a thumbs up arsenic helium leaves his edifice to scope Oman's ambassador residency for caller circular of talks betwixt the United States and Iran to code Iran's atomic program. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

In a station connected X, al-Busaidi confirmed that the circular had concluded and said discussions would resume soon.

"We person finished the time aft important advancement successful the dialog betwixt the United States and Iran," helium said connected X.

"We volition resume soon aft consultation successful the respective capitals. Discussions connected a method level volition instrumentality spot adjacent week successful Vienna. I americium grateful to each acrophobic for their efforts: the negotiators, the IAEA, and our hosts, the Swiss government," al-Busaidi said.

There was nary contiguous nationalist connection from U.S. oregon Iranian officials aft the session.

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Special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) and Jared Kushner (L) conscionable with Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi (R) successful Geneva, Switzerland, to sermon ongoing diplomatic negotiations connected Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Oman Ministry of Foreign Affairs/X)

Trump’s peculiar Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, attended the three-hour negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi was besides involved, with Iranian officials presenting a draught connection for a imaginable atomic statement with the U.S., which has cardinal demands.

Iran insists it has the close to enrich uranium and has appeared to garbage to negociate implicit different issues, including its long-range rocket programme and enactment for equipped groups specified arsenic Hamas and Hezbollah.

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pictured  sitting adjacent to a elder subject authoritative successful Iran. (Getty Images)

Trump, meanwhile, insists connected a woody to curb Iran’s atomic program. In his State of the Union code Feb. 24, the president said helium prefers a diplomatic solution.

"My penchant is to lick this occupation done diplomacy, but 1 happening is certain: I volition ne'er let the world's fig 1 sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to person a atomic weapon," the president said. "Can't fto that happen."

As the Geneva talks unfolded Thursday, Ali Shamkhani, a elder advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, besides wrote connected X that if the main U.S. interest is preventing a atomic weapon, that stance "aligns" with Khamenei’s fatwa and Iran’s antiaircraft doctrine.

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He added that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has "sufficient enactment and authority" to travel to a last statement successful the talks.

The improvement came arsenic the U.S. continues assembling subject assets, including a fleet of craft and warships successful the Middle East.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the White House for comment.

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