In a significant escalation, U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a 'token' nuclear deal with Iran that would allow limited uranium enrichment, provided that no pathways to a nuclear weapon remain. This development comes as tensions rise with Trump weighing military strike options against Iran amid a substantial naval buildup in the region. A senior U.S. official stated, 'President Trump will be ready to accept a deal that would be substantive and that he can sell politically at home,' indicating a narrow opening for diplomacy even as military action remains a possibility (Middle East Eye, February 21, 2026).
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Trump's Consideration of Limited Nuclear Deal with Iran in Geneva
Trump considers a limited nuclear deal with Iran amid rising tensions and military options, while Iran rejects external pressure and hints at potential uranium enrichment negotiations.
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Geo Business
Updated 8h agoIran won't bow to pressure amid US nuclear talks: President PezeshkianFEB 21, 4:30 PMRead →Trump weighs limited strikes on Iran, sets 15-day deadline for nuclear dealFEB 20, 2:02 PMRead →Iran signals interest in buying US aircraft if nuclear deal is reachedFEB 16, 12:29 PMRead →Open to compromises to reach nuclear deal with US: Iranian ministerFEB 15, 7:38 AMRead →
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Dawn
Updated 9h agoPezeshkian says Iran will not bow to pressure amid US nuclear talksFEB 21, 3:29 PMRead →Trump says ‘considering’ strike on Iran as Tehran says draft deal to be ready in next ‘two, three days’FEB 20, 4:02 PMRead →Iran says draft nuclear plan to be ready in ‘next two, three days’FEB 20, 2:44 PMRead →US to stop Iran’s nuclear arms ambitions ‘one way or the other’: energy secretaryFEB 18, 11:52 AMRead →Iran FM says agreed with US ‘on guiding principles’ for dealFEB 17, 2:52 PMRead →Iran says US ‘more realistic’ on nuclear issue, as Guards begin drills in Hormuz StraitFEB 16, 6:30 PMRead →Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on table in talks with USFEB 15, 2:36 PMRead →Iran open to nuclear deal compromises if US discusses lifting sanctions, minister tells BBCFEB 15, 8:30 AMRead →Swiss say Oman to host US-Iran talks in Geneva next weekFEB 14, 5:30 PMRead →
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Middle East Eye
Updated 9h agoTrump open to 'token' Iran nuclear deal if every path to a bomb is blockedFEB 21, 3:27 PMRead →Trump administration pursuing nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, opening path to enrichment: ReportFEB 20, 6:00 PMRead →Iran says 'constructive' talks with US have reached 'broad agreement'FEB 17, 12:22 PMRead →
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Updated 9h agoIran — means and end debateFEB 21, 3:21 PMRead →US, Israel warn Iran amid military buildupFEB 19, 8:38 PMRead →No country can deprive Iran of enrichment rights, says country's atomic chiefFEB 19, 3:44 AMRead →Iran 'drafting framework' for US talks: FMFEB 18, 9:40 PMRead →Iran’s Guards begin drills in Hormuz StraitFEB 16, 4:19 PMRead →Iranian FM says he will meet IAEA director todayFEB 16, 3:48 AMRead →Iran signals flexibility ahead of Geneva round of N-talksFEB 15, 9:20 PMRead →Switzerland says Oman to host US-Iran talks in Geneva next weekFEB 14, 12:46 PMRead →
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Updated 13h agoTrump open to ‘token’ Iran enrichment, weighs targeting KhameneiFEB 21, 11:49 AMRead →US and Iran to hold a second round of nuclear talks in GenevaFEB 17, 6:42 AMRead →Iran’s Araghchi meets IAEA Chief in Geneva ahead of critical nuclear talks with USFEB 16, 11:28 AMRead →Iran must dismantle nuclear enrichment infrastructure, Netanyahu demandsFEB 16, 5:30 AMRead →Iran wants US nuclear agreement that benefits both sidesFEB 15, 4:00 PMRead →
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Tribune Home
Updated 1 day agoIran prepares counterproposal as Trump weighs strikesFEB 20, 11:56 PMRead →Iran foreign minister says progress made in nuclear talks with US in GenevaFEB 17, 11:31 AMRead →Iran says US 'more realistic' on nuclear issue, as Guards begin drills in Hormuz StraitFEB 16, 12:24 PMRead →Netanyahu says any US-Iran deal must dismantle Tehran’s nuclear infrastructureFEB 16, 1:18 AMRead →Iran open to compromises to reach nuclear deal with US, minister tells BBCFEB 15, 2:21 AMRead →Iran says regional countries can resolve issues together, rejects need for external guardianshipFEB 14, 7:50 AMRead →
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New York Times
Updated 1 day agoAJ
Al Jazeera
Updated 1 day agoTrump ‘considering’ limited strikes on IranFEB 20, 7:13 PMRead →Iran says US military build-up ‘unnecessary and unhelpful’, deal achievableFEB 20, 4:45 PMRead →Trump gives Iran 10-15 days to make deal, warns ‘bad things will happen’FEB 20, 7:27 AMRead →White House says Iran would be ‘wise’ to take deal amid military buildupFEB 18, 11:44 PMRead →Iran says ‘good progress’ made in nuclear talks with US in GenevaFEB 18, 4:26 AMRead →US and Iran reach ‘guiding principles’ in Geneva nuclear talksFEB 17, 8:55 PMRead →Iran’s Khamenei maintains tough rhetoric with US despite nuclear talksFEB 17, 4:49 PMRead →Iran and US open second round of nuclear talks in SwitzerlandFEB 17, 10:09 AMRead →Trump urges Iran to make nuclear deal saying he’ll be ‘indirectly’ involvedFEB 17, 7:29 AMRead →Trump says he will be involved ‘indirectly’ in Iran nuclear talksFEB 17, 3:10 AMRead →Iran’s Araghchi arrives in Geneva for second round of nuclear talks with USFEB 16, 7:40 AMRead →
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Euronews
Updated 1 day agoTrump says limited strike on Iran an option as draft nuclear deal remains in the worksFEB 20, 4:33 PMRead →Why do Iran and the US choose Switzerland as common ground for talks?FEB 17, 10:00 AMRead →Iran's foreign minister sees 'window of opportunity' after fresh nuclear talks with USFEB 17, 8:44 AMRead →Tehran's top diplomat goes to Geneva for nuclear talks amid IRGC's Hormuz war gamesFEB 16, 3:10 PMRead →
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Business Recorder
Updated 1 day agoUS not seeking zero enrichment in talks, Iran’s foreign minister saysFEB 20, 2:48 PMRead →Facing US warnings, Iran defends right to nuclear enrichmentFEB 20, 12:29 AMRead →Iran says no country can deprive it of enrichment rightsFEB 19, 11:54 AMRead →White House tells Iran to do deal as Trump hints at US strikesFEB 18, 10:23 PMRead →UN nuclear watchdog chief warns Iran-US talks ‘don’t have much time’FEB 18, 10:17 PMRead →Iran ‘drafting framework to advance’ future US talks: FM tells IAEA chiefFEB 18, 2:36 PMRead →Khamenei says US ‘will not succeed’ in destroying Iran as talks startFEB 17, 1:05 PMRead →US and Iran set for high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva as threat of war loomsFEB 17, 5:46 AMRead →Iran foreign minister met IAEA chief ahead of nuclear talksFEB 16, 3:21 PMRead →Talks with US: Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on tableFEB 15, 11:22 PMRead →Iran FM heads to Geneva for second round of nuclear talks with US: ministryFEB 15, 4:12 PMRead →
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Geo World
Updated 1 day agoWashington weighing strike on Iran as Tehran says draft deal coming soonFEB 20, 2:33 PMRead →Iran to submit formal proposal to ease tensions with US after Geneva talks: officialFEB 18, 10:21 PMRead →Iran foreign minister says progress made in nuclear talks with USFEB 17, 3:47 PMRead →US, Iran set for high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva as threat of war loomsFEB 17, 7:07 AMRead →Trump signals indirect role in high-stakes Iran nuclear negotiationsFEB 17, 1:47 AMRead →US-Iran talks: Netanyahu sceptical of deal without full nuclear dismantlingFEB 16, 12:13 AMRead →
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The Hindu
Updated 1 day agoIran says U.S. has not asked for zero nuclear enrichmentFEB 20, 1:48 PMRead →Trump presses Iran to make ‘meaningful’ deal, appears to set 10-day deadlineFEB 19, 5:35 PMRead →Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid U.S. tensionsFEB 19, 10:00 AMRead →Iran 'drafting framework to advance' future U.S. talks: FM tells IAEA chiefFEB 18, 2:06 PMRead →U.S., Iran agree on ‘guiding principles’ in nuclear talks amid threats of a regional warFEB 18, 10:15 AMRead →Iran upbeat after U.S. talks but Vance says 'red lines' not metFEB 18, 5:51 AMRead →Agreement on guiding principles reached with U.S.: AraghchiFEB 17, 4:41 PMRead →Trump says he will be involved ‘indirectly’ in Iran talksFEB 17, 4:46 AMRead →Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva for talks as IRGC begins live-fire drills near Strait of HormuzFEB 16, 4:35 PMRead →Iran meets U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of U.S. talksFEB 16, 12:33 PMRead →Iran Foreign Minister in Geneva for second round of U.S. talksFEB 16, 7:29 AMRead →Netanyahu says U.S. deal with Iran must dismantle nuclear infrastructureFEB 15, 10:42 PMRead →Iran open to compromises to reach nuclear deal with U.S.: MinisterFEB 15, 10:53 AMRead →U.S., Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week, Swiss government saysFEB 14, 10:36 PMRead →Separate talks on Iran and Ukraine-Russia set for Tuesday in Geneva, source saysFEB 14, 2:23 AMRead →
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Daily Times
Updated 1 day agoTrump sets 15-day deadline, warns Iran of “Bad Things”FEB 20, 1:00 PMRead →Trump sets deadline for Iran nuclear deal amid tensionsFEB 20, 9:00 AMRead →Iran, US agree on principles but gaps remain in nuclear talksFEB 18, 7:30 AMRead →Trump warns Iran of consequences in Geneva talksFEB 17, 4:45 PMRead →Trump signals indirect role in US Iran nuclear talksFEB 17, 6:45 AMRead →Iran signals willingness to compromise on nuclear deal with USFEB 15, 10:00 AMRead →
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The Guardian
Updated 2 days agoIran deal prospects will be clear within 10 days, Trump says as military buildup growsFEB 20, 12:07 AMRead →US military ready for possible Iran strikes but Trump yet to make decision, reports sayFEB 19, 2:53 AMRead →Iran-US talks: agreement reached on ‘guiding principles’ after ‘constructive’ meeting, Tehran saysFEB 17, 2:51 PMRead →The patience and the poker face: Iran’s wily diplomat set to face the US in nuclear talksFEB 16, 8:10 PMRead →
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Updated 2 days agoGN
Global News
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BBC World
Updated 2 days agoUS-Iran tension: Why Tehran may choose confrontation over 'surrender'FEB 19, 6:26 PMRead →White House presses Iran to make deal, while ramping up military presenceFEB 19, 6:08 AMRead →Iran says 'guiding principles' agreed with US at nuclear talksFEB 17, 9:38 PMRead →Iran must abandon enriched uranium and not produce more, Netanyahu saysFEB 16, 4:26 AMRead →Iran ready to discuss compromises to reach nuclear deal, minister tells BBC in TehranFEB 15, 3:07 PMRead →
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ABC International
Updated 2 days agoIran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balanceFEB 19, 9:01 AMRead →Iran temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held latest round of indirect talks with USFEB 17, 2:29 PMRead →Iranian state TV says Iran has begun nuclear negotiations in GenevaFEB 17, 10:29 AMRead →Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of US talksFEB 16, 12:29 PMRead →Iran’s top diplomat to attend 'indirect' talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency saysFEB 15, 7:25 PMRead →Iran’s top diplomat to attend 'indirect' talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency saysFEB 15, 4:29 PMRead →US, Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week, Swiss gov. saysFEB 14, 7:50 PMRead →
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NPR
Updated 2 days agoIran and the U.S. lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balanceFEB 19, 8:23 AMRead →US and Iran say they'll continue nuclear talks as both build up their military forcesFEB 18, 11:40 AMRead →Former Pentagon official on the latest talks between the US and IranFEB 18, 11:40 AMRead →Former deputy special envoy for Iran discusses US-Iran nuclear talksFEB 17, 11:48 AMRead →US and Iran to meet for second round of nuclear talksFEB 17, 11:48 AMRead →U.S. and Iran to hold a second round of nuclear talks in GenevaFEB 17, 7:01 AMRead →US and Iran head to Geneva to continue talks on Iran's nuclear program. What to knowFEB 16, 9:42 AMRead →
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The Frontier Post
Updated 2 days agoSCMP
South China Morning Post
Updated 3 days agoIran tempts Trump with ‘trillion-dollar’ nuclear deal pitchFEB 18, 4:37 AMRead →Trump predicts Iran nuclear deal, warns of ‘consequences’ ahead of talksFEB 17, 1:14 AMRead →Iran’s foreign minister in Geneva for second round of high-stakes talks with USFEB 15, 10:20 PMRead →US-Iran talks to be held in Geneva next week, hosted by OmanFEB 14, 6:10 PMRead →
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Updated 7 days agoWS
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