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Updated on: Feb 27, 2026 12:05:19 PM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: President Trump in his State of the Union address on Tuesday had said that Iran was working on missiles that could reach the US.
US Iran tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran is developing missiles that could hit the US has come under scanner as the claim is unsupported by the US intelligence, Reuters reported quoting sources. During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Trump had said that Iran missiles threaten the US as he sharpened the pitch against Tehran saying he wouldn’t allow it to have nuclear weapons, dubbing Iran as ‘world’s no. 1 sponsor of terrorism’.
Meanwhile, Oman’s foreign minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi is likely to meet US vice president in Washington on Friday as Oman is mediating the talks between the two sides. The meeting comes a day after the conclusion of third round of talks between Tehran and Washington in Geneva on Thursday as the threat of US attack on Iran looms, though the talks showed some progress, according to reports.
Geneva talks conclude without a deal: Top points
- The talks between Washington and Tehran were held in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, though a breakthrough between Iran and US continues to remain out of sight.
- The negotiations will resume after consultations and technical-level discussions, scheduled to take place next week in Vienna, Badr Albusaidi said earlier.
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told state TV that the talks “made very good progress and entered into the elements of an agreement very seriously, both in the nuclear field and in the sanctions field”.
- Araghchi also hinted at the next round of negotiations “perhaps less than a week”, with technical talks at the UN’s nuclear agency to begin in Vienna on Monday.
- Albusaidi said technical talks involving lower-level representatives would continue next week in Vienna, the home of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The United Nations’ atomic watchdog likely would be critical in any deal.
- While the immediate threat from US on Iran may have been averted with the latest round of negotiations, US President Donald Trump had last Thursday set a deadline of 15 days for Iran to reach a deal.
- Iran has insisted the discussions focus solely on its nuclear programme, the US wants Tehran’s missile programme and its support for militant groups in the region curtailed.
Iran firm on not accepting Trump’s terms
Even before the talks concluded on Thursday, Iranian state television reported that Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium, rejected proposals to transfer it abroad and sought the lifting of international sanctions, indicating it was not prepared to meet Trump’s demands, the Associated Press reported.
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Meanwhile, Oman’s foreign minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi is likely to meet US vice president in Washington on Friday as Oman is mediating the talks between the two sides. The meeting comes a day after the conclusion of third round of talks between Tehran and Washington in Geneva on Thursday as the threat of US attack on Iran looms, though the talks showed some progress, according to reports.
Geneva talks conclude without a deal: Top points
- The talks between Washington and Tehran were held in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, though a breakthrough between Iran and US continues to remain out of sight.
- The negotiations will resume after consultations and technical-level discussions, scheduled to take place next week in Vienna, Badr Albusaidi said earlier.
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told state TV that the talks “made very good progress and entered into the elements of an agreement very seriously, both in the nuclear field and in the sanctions field”.
- Araghchi also hinted at the next round of negotiations “perhaps less than a week”, with technical talks at the UN’s nuclear agency to begin in Vienna on Monday.
- Albusaidi said technical talks involving lower-level representatives would continue next week in Vienna, the home of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The United Nations’ atomic watchdog likely would be critical in any deal.
- While the immediate threat from US on Iran may have been averted with the latest round of negotiations, US President Donald Trump had last Thursday set a deadline of 15 days for Iran to reach a deal.
- Iran has insisted the discussions focus solely on its nuclear programme, the US wants Tehran’s missile programme and its support for militant groups in the region curtailed.
Iran firm on not accepting Trump’s terms
Even before the talks concluded on Thursday, Iranian state television reported that Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium, rejected proposals to transfer it abroad and sought the lifting of international sanctions, indicating it was not prepared to meet Trump’s demands, the Associated Press reported.
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Feb 27, 2026 11:59:44 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Talks in Vienna next week
US Iran tensions live updates: US and Iran will hold talks in Vienna next week, Oman’s foreign minister Albusaidi has said. The technical talks involving lower-level representatives would continue in Vienna, the home of the International Atomic Energy Agency, even as negotiations in Geneva on Thursday ended without a deal to end the stalemate over Iran’s nuclear programme between Tehran and Washington.
Feb 27, 2026 11:54:26 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Oman’s foreign minister to meet JD Vance in Washington today
US Iran tensions live updates: Oman’s foreign minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi is likely to meet US vice president JD Vance in Washington on Friday as Oman is mediating the talks between the two sides.
Feb 27, 2026 11:51:04 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Who all participated in Geneva talks
US Iran tensions live updates: The talks between Washington and Tehran in Geneva on Thursday were mediated by Oman, represented by foreign minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. From Iran, foreign minister Abbas Araghchi participated in the indirect talks, while US was represented by Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi joined the negotiations, AFP reported, quoting sources.
Feb 27, 2026 10:46:02 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Why has led to doubts over Trump’s Iran missile claim
US Iran tensions live updates: Trump’s claim that Iran is working on missiles that could reach the US has come under doubts after sources quoted by Reuters said the claim was not backed by the US intelligence. The report further said that there have been no changes to an unclassified 2025 U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assessment that Iran could take until 2035 to develop a “militarily viable intercontinental ballistic missile” (ICBM) from its existing satellite-lofting space-launch vehicles (SLV).
Reuters quoted a source saying that even if China or North Korea provided technological assistance, Iran would probably take up to eight years at the earliest to produce “something that is actually ICBM level and operational.”
Feb 27, 2026 10:40:59 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: What Trump said on Iran missiles, a claim now under doubts
US Iran tensions live updates: On Tuesday in his State of the Union address to Congress, Trump began making his case to the American public for why the US could launch strikes against Iran, saying Tehran was “working on missiles that will soon reach” the US.
Feb 27, 2026 10:20:11 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Tehran says Geneva talks ‘longest, most serious’ round of negotiations
US Iran tensions live updates: Tehran called the Geneva talks that concluded on Thursday as most serious so far. The remarks were made by Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. He added that the talks concluded with the ‘mutual understanding that we will continue to engage in a more detailed manner on matters that are essential to any deal’.
Feb 27, 2026 9:39:15 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Doubts raised over Trump’s Iran missile claim
US Iran tensions live updates: Trump’s claim that Iran will soon have a missile that can hit the US has come under doubts as sources quoted by the Reuters said the claim is not backed by US intelligence reports. Trump had made the claim during his State of the Union address on Tuesday as he sharpened the pitch against Iran amid massive US military buildup in Middle East.
Feb 27, 2026 8:53:40 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Iran-US talks to resume after consultations in Washington and Tehran
US-Iran tensions live updates: The US and Iran plan to resume negotiations soon after consultations in their countries’ capitals, with technical-level discussions scheduled to take place next week in Vienna, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi has said, as reported by news agency Reuters.
Feb 27, 2026 8:37:08 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Oman’s foreign minister to meet JD Vance
US Iran tensions live updates: Oman’s foreign minister Badr Al Busaidi is scheduled to meet US vice president JD Vance and other officials in Washington on Friday for talks in an effort to stave off war with Iran, MS Now has reported.
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Feb 27, 2026 8:30:51 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: JD Vance rejects claims of long war with Iran: Report
US Iran tensions live updates: US vice president JD Vance has rejected the claim of a protracted war if the US launches strikes against Iran. “The idea that we’re going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight — there is no chance that will happen,” Vance told the paper, essentially rejecting criticism that Washington could get stuck in a military quagmire in the volatile region should Trump order air strikes.
Feb 27, 2026 7:39:24 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Did UN nuclear chief join the Geneva talks?
US Iran tensions live updates: UN nuclear chief also joined the talks between Iran and US in Geneva on Thursday, AFP reported citing sources.
Feb 27, 2026 7:22:44 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: What Iran said on Geneva talks
US Iran tensions live updates: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi termed the talks in Geneva as “most intense so far.”
“It concluded with the mutual understanding that we will continue to engage in a more detailed manner on matters that are essential to any deal—including sanctions termination and nuclear-related steps,” Araghchi wrote on X as he said that technical-level talks will be held in Vienna in the ‘coming days’.
Feb 27, 2026 7:17:59 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Very good progress, says Iran
US Iran tensions live updates: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told state TV that the talks “made very good progress and entered into the elements of an agreement very seriously, both in the nuclear field and in the sanctions field”.
Feb 27, 2026 7:01:39 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Technical-level talks in Vienna next week
US Iran tensions live updates: Washington and Tehran will hold technical-level talks in Vienna next week, Omani foreign minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi said as he highlighted the progress between the two sides after Thursday’s negotiations in Geneva. Oman is mediating the negotiations as tensions run high between Iran and US following the Iran protests that began in December 2025.
Feb 27, 2026 6:51:31 AM IST
US Iran tensions live updates: Geneva talks conclude with signs of progress
US Iran tensions live updates: Third round of talks between Tehran and Washington ended in Geneva on Thursday with no significant breakthrough to resolve the tensions between the two. However, Oman, which is mediating the US-Iran talks, said that the hours of negotiations showed signs of progress.