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Iran says US stance on nuclear issue has become ‘more realistic’
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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei during the weekly press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital Tehran, on February 10, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Iran says that the US position on Tehran’s nuclear program “has moved towards a more realistic one,” a day ahead of a second round of talks.
“A cautious assessment is that, from the discussions that have taken place in Muscat to date, at least what we have been told is that the US position on the Iranian nuclear issue has moved towards a more realistic one,” says foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, according to the official IRNA news agency.
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