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\u201cUS, Iran to convene for 3rd round of nuclear talks in Geneva | LIVE BLOG,\u201d<\/a> i24NEWS, 2-26-26.\u00a0 “US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: ‘Iran isn’t enriching right now, but they’re trying to get to the point where they ultimately can.'”<\/p>\n

\u201cIran could offer billion-dollar energy deal to entice US ahead of nuclear talks – report,\u201d<\/a> i24NEWS, 2-26-26.\u00a0 “Tehran aims to turn a high-stakes standoff into a \u201ccommercial windfall\u201d for American companies, offering oil, gas, and mineral investments to persuade Washington toward diplomacy over war.”\u00a0 BTW, I keep seeing in news of all types that war might be coming.\u00a0 This ignores the 40+ year of war that Iran has been waging against the U.S. (and others).\u00a0 \u00a0Sometimes it is more open conflict than others, but Iran has been a belligerent for years.\u00a0 Sometimes there is open violence.\u00a0 But the violence against diplomats, dissidents, soldiers, tourists, government employees, naval forces, shall I go on, has been a constant.\u00a0 The U.S. hasn’t had relations since 1979 of course.<\/p>\n

\u201cIranians Cite Progress in Talks, but a Marathon Session Produces No Deal,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 2-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0Repeating myself, but not just indicative of the immediate negotiations.\u00a0 This is a multi-year refusal of the Supreme Leader and the Regime to come to normalcy.\u00a0 They want the Revolution to continue, it is all they know, it keeps them in power.<\/p>\n

Another day, another proposal.\u00a0 Iran won\u2019t simply give up its program.\u00a0 Time is running shy.\u00a0 \u201cIran to propose to US a temporary halt to uranium enrichment \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> I24, 2-26-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cUS negotiators reportedly have demanded Iran must dismantle Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites and hand over enriched uranium, insisting any new deal must be permanent.\u201d<\/p>\n

But they never say what that progress is, right?!\u00a0 \u201cTehran hails \u2018good progress\u2019 in Iran-US talks, technical discussions set for next week,\u201d<\/a> France 24, 2-26-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cUS, Iran to convene for 3rd round of nuclear talks in Geneva | LIVE BLOG,\u201d i24NEWS, 2-26-26.\u00a0 “US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: ‘Iran isn’t enriching right now, but they’re trying to get to the point where they ultimately can.’” \u201cIran could offer billion-dollar energy deal to entice US ahead of nuclear talks – report,\u201d … <\/p>\n

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