Iran Says Agreement on ‘Guiding Principles’ Reached During Geneva Talks With US

Delegations from Washington and Tehran are with officials in the Omani Embassy in the Swiss city for negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 17, 2026. Valentin Flauraud/AFP via Getty Images

Iran said that some general agreements had been reached during mediated talks with the United States in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 17.

Following the conclusion of the negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the two sides “were able to reach a general understanding on a set of guiding principles” and that they would now proceed based on those principles, according to a translation of his Feb. 17 post on Telegram.