'Positive' US-Iran Geneva nuclear talks yield fresh negotiations

Indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran in Geneva yielded "positive" results, leading to a potential fresh round of "technical talks" in Vienna next week. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Details of a possible agreement could be negotiated in the Austrian capital, where the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is located. "It was the best and most serious round," foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in the Swiss city of Geneva. A US official described the round of negotiations to the US portal Axios as "positive". + Escalation of violence in Iran becomes test of character for Switzerland But both sides were "still far apart" on important issues, the Wall Street Journal reported after the conclusion of the third round of negotiations in Geneva. The meetings are primarily concerned with the controversial Iranian nuclear programme. The US wants to prevent the leadership in Tehran from developing nuclear ...