US and Iran begin nuclear talks in Geneva

Iran's Supreme Leader on Tuesday warned that US attempts to topple his government would fail as Washington and Tehran began indirect talks in Geneva over their long-running nuclear dispute amid a US military build-up in the Middle East. East.

The US, which joined Israel in bombing Iranian nuclear sites in June, has deployed combat forces to the region and US President Donald Trump has said «regime change» in Iran may be the best thing that can happen. On Monday, Iran conducted its own exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for oil shipments.

The talks, which are being mediated by Oman, include U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as well as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Donald Trump said he would participate in the Geneva talks “indirectly” and that he believes Tehran wants to make a deal.

“I don’t think they want to bear the consequences of not having a deal,” Trump told reporters aboard the presidential jet on Monday. “We could have made a deal instead of sending B-2 bombers to neutralize their nuclear capabilities. And we had to send the B-2.»

Even the strongest can be “spanked”

Immediately after the start of the negotiations, the Iranian media, citing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reported that Washington will not be able to overthrow his government. The republic has been ruled by the clergy since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

“The US President says their army is the strongest in the world, but even the strongest army in the world sometimes gets hit so hard that it can’t get up,” he said in comments published by Iranian media.

A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday that the success of the Geneva talks depends on the United States avoiding unrealistic demands and how serious it is about lifting crippling economic sanctions on Iran.

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