TEHRAN: President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian took to the X Tuesday (3rd Feb, 2026) to state: “In light of requests from friendly governments in the region to respond to the proposal by the President of the United States for negotiations, I have instructed my Minister of Foreign Affairs, provided that a suitable environment exists—one free from threats and unreasonable expectations—to pursue fair and equitable negotiations, guided by the principles of dignity, prudence, and expediency. These negotiations shall be conducted within the framework of our national interests.”
According to details, the two countries are scheduled to recommence the nuclear parleys in Istanbul on Friday (6th Feb, 2026). While Pakistan has been invited to talks representatives from Saudi Arabia and Egypt are also expected to participate.
It is pertinent to mention here that US President Donald Trump, while talking to Media in the White House about talks with Tehran, had warned that if they could work something out that would be great, otherwise bad things would happen!
Meanwhile, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had warned of regional conflict if US attacked.
Trump said: “A lot of things are happening: You have Iran and you have Russia, Ukraine, and you have the Middle East … a lot of problems were here for a long time before I got here. We settled 8 wars and I think we’re doing very well with Ukraine and Russia.”
Iran Observer reported that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier had pulled back around 1,400 km from Iran’s coast but was still within range of Iranian anti-ship missiles with a range of 2000 kms.
One may recall that on 2nd Nov, 2025, Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi, while commenting on the annihilation of its nuclear sites by American forces proclaimed that his country was in no hurry to recommence parleys with the US.
The US carried out targeted strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities last year in what it called Operation Midnight Hammer. The strikes followed a large-scale operation by Israel to target Iran’s nuclear facilities and nuclear scientists.
Trump stated that there was a “tremendous force” headed to Iran, including the “biggest and the best” ships. The build up of US military and navy includes air craft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which has an air wing of around 70 aircraft.
It followed a crackdown by Iranian security forces that protesters told the BBC was unlike anything they had witnessed before. US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) claimed that 6,430 protesters were neutralised.
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