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Iran and US diverge in views on sanctions relief - senior official

A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday that the U.S. and Iran still hold differing views on the framework for trading nuclear curbs for sanctions relief. Despite the ongoing deadlock, the official announced that negotiators are scheduled to meet again in early March to work toward a possible interim agreement.

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Published February 22,2026
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Iran and the U.S. ⁠have differing ⁠views over the scope and ⁠mechanism to lift sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on ⁠its ⁠nuclear programme, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, adding ⁠that renewed talks were scheduled in early March and ⁠could ‌possibly lead ‌to an ⁠interim ‌deal.