January 13: Iranian-European Talks on the Nuclear File in Geneva

Tehran will hold discussions about its nuclear program with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom on January 13 in Geneva, following earlier talks hosted in Switzerland at the end of November, according to Iranian media.

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The ISNA agency quoted Iranian diplomat Kazem Gharib Abadi, Tehran’s envoy to the previous meeting in Geneva, as saying that the upcoming gathering would be “consultations, not negotiations.”

The November meeting, held on the shores of Lake Geneva, was shrouded in secrecy.

The next talks come a week before U.S. President Donald Trump, the architect of the so-called “maximum pressure” policy on Iran during his first term (2017–2021), returns to the White House.

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In November, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States adopted a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors condemning Iran for its lack of cooperation on the nuclear file.

In response, Tehran announced the activation of additional centrifuges to continue uranium enrichment as part of its nuclear program.

Tehran asserts that its program is peaceful and that it has the right to access nuclear energy for civilian purposes, particularly in the energy sector, denying any intention to produce nuclear weapons—a claim strongly contested by Western nations.

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Ali Akbar Ahmadian, an advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who holds the final say on all strategic decisions in the country, affirmed that Iran has not altered its nuclear doctrine.

The 2015 agreement between Tehran and major world powers aimed to ease Western sanctions on Iran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement in 2018 and reimposed strict sanctions on Iran, severely damaging its economy. In response, Tehran ramped up its nuclear activities, violating the terms of the agreement.

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Iranian President Massoud Bezshkian, who seeks to ease sanctions to revive his country’s economy, supports the idea of new negotiations to revive the agreement.