Iran and the United States began fresh talks in Geneva on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump warned of consequences should Tehran fail to strike a deal. Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene militarily against Iran, first over a deadly crackdown on protesters last month and then more recently over its nuclear program. “I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One ahead of the talks. A previous attempt at diplomacy collapsed when Israel launched surprise strikes on Iran in June, beginning a 12-day war that Washington briefly joined to bomb Iranian nuclear sites. Iranian state TV reported on Tuesday that the indirect talks had begun with the two sides exchanging messages through Omani mediators.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 17, 2026 12:19 UTC