Tehran minister likely to meet Witkoff on Thursday, says ‘good chance’ of diplomatic solution

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that he expected talks with senior US negotiators on Tehran's nuclear programme to resume soon, "probably" on Thursday in Geneva. In an interview with CBS News on Sunday, Araghchi said the elements of a deal were being worked on, and that he hoped they would be discussed this week.

"I believe that when we meet, probably this Thursday in Geneva again, we can work on those elements and prepare a good text and come to a fast deal," he said.

Iran FM says Tehran has ‘right to defend’ itself

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Sunday that his country would respond to any US attack, but held out hope for a diplomatic solution, saying he expected another round of talks in Geneva later in the week.

"If the US attacks us, then we have every right to defend ourselves. If the US attacks us, that is the act of aggression. What we do in response is an act of self-defence," Araghchi said in the interview.

Iranian hold fresh protest

Students held protests, which led to clashes at several Iranian universities for a second day on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing local media.

The fresh unrest follows anti-government demonstrations last month in which thousands of people were killed in the worst domestic unrest since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Iran's state TV carried videos of what it said were individuals "pretending to be students" attacking pro-government students in Tehran who were taking part in protests to condemn January's disturbances.

Protests also took place at universities in Mashhad in the northeast, according to videos published by the U.S.-based rights group HRANA, Protestors condemned Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a “murderous leader” and called for Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's toppled shah, to be a new monarch.

Trump gives Iran 10–15 days to strike nuclear deal

Amid rising tensions between US President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to come to terms with a nuclear deal within 10 to 15 days or “it's going to be unfortunate.”

“We're either going to get a deal, or it's going to be unfortunate for them... 10-15 days would be enough time,” Trump said as he spoke to reporters.

At the Board of Peace inaugural meeting, Trump reiterated the threats saying, “Now is the time for Iran to join us on a path that will complete what we're doing. And if they join us, that'll be great. If they don't join us, that'll be great, too. But it'll be a very different path.”

Iran-US conflict

Heated talks follow the second round of talks, mediated by Oman, in Geneva and have been continuing between the two nations ever since the Islamic Republic launched a deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests that rocked the country in December 2025.

While the US is seeking to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb, which the nation claims it's not pursuing, it is seeking relief from US sanctions.

Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Trump acted unlawfully by using a long standing federal emergency powers law to justify his “reciprocal” tariffs.

After the ruling, Trump imposed a 10% global tariff on foreign goods in a move aimed at protecting his trade agenda, HT earlier reported.