{"id":49440,"date":"2026-02-19T00:40:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/02\/19\/iran-us-nuclear-talks-may-fail-due-to-both-nations-red-lines-but-that-doesnt-make-them-futile\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:37:07","slug":"iran-us-nuclear-talks-may-fail-due-to-both-nations-red-lines-but-that-doesnt-make-them-futile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/opinion\/2026\/02\/19\/iran-us-nuclear-talks-may-fail-due-to-both-nations-red-lines-but-that-doesnt-make-them-futile\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations\u2019 red lines \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t make them futile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor\u2019s note: This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article <\/i>here<\/i><\/a>. <\/i>The Conversation<\/i><\/a> is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest rounds of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran are going well enough for now, according to the steady drip of public statements from the main parties involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think they want to make a deal,\u201d said U.S. President Donald Trump on the eve of the latest round of discussions<\/a> held in Geneva on Feb. 17, 2026. Iran\u2019s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, noted progress over the \u201cguiding principles\u201d of the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such optimism was similarly on display during initial talks in Oman<\/a> earlier in the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\t