"U.S. President Donald Trump has kept up pressure on Iran, moving an aircraft carrier and other military assets to the Persian Gulf and suggesting the U.S. could attack Iran over the killing of peaceful demonstrators or if Tehran launches mass executions over the protests. A second aircraft carrier now is in the Mediterranean Sea."
"Iran has said it wants talks to focus solely on the nuclear program. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has insisted that his nation was 'not seeking nuclear weapons. ... and are ready for any kind of verification.' However, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog - the International Atomic Energy Agency - has been unable for months to inspect and verify Iran's nuclear stockpile."
"Mideast nations fear a collapse in diplomacy could spark a new regional war. U.S. concerns also have gone beyond Iran's nuclear program to its ballistic missiles, support for proxy networks across the region and other issues."
Iran and the United States engaged in indirect negotiations in Geneva regarding Tehran's nuclear program while tensions escalated following Israel's military operations in June and Iran's suppression of nationwide protests. President Trump deployed military assets to the Persian Gulf and threatened potential U.S. military action over human rights concerns. Previous diplomatic rounds in Rome and Muscat failed to produce agreements. Trump expanded U.S. concerns beyond nuclear weapons to include ballistic missiles and regional proxy networks, while Iran insisted negotiations focus solely on its nuclear program. Iranian President Pezeshkian stated Iran does not seek nuclear weapons and welcomes verification, though the International Atomic Energy Agency has been unable to inspect Iran's nuclear stockpile for months. Regional nations fear diplomatic collapse could trigger wider conflict.
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