Iran Ready To Consider Compromises For Nuclear Deal If US Lifts Sanctions: Deputy Foreign Minister

Last Updated:February 15, 2026, 12:43 IST

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said, "If they are sincere, I'm sure we will be on the road to an agreement."

Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the US if the Americans are willing to discuss lifting sanctions, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, told the BBC.

The Iranian minister said the ball was “in America’s court to prove that they want to do a deal". “If they are sincere, I’m sure we will be on the road to an agreement," he was reported as saying.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meanwhile, said Iran will never be permitted to acquire a nuclear weapon while noting that President Donald Trump still prefers a diplomatic solution to resolve tensions with Tehran.

“Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. That’s pretty clear," Rubio said, noting Washington’s long-standing position that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a serious threat to regional and global security.

He added that the United States has maintained military forces in the region because Iran has demonstrated in the past a willingness to attack American interests.

Rubio’s remarks come as the United States bolsters its military footprint in the Middle East, including reports of a second US aircraft carrier being deployed.

The Iranian nuclear deal dates back to July 2015, when the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed between Iran and several world powers, including the United States, which capped Tehran’s enrichment level at 3.67 per cent and reduced its uranium stockpile to 300 kilograms. The deal collapsed in 2018 with US President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal of the US from the accord.

Next round of talks likely on Tuesday

The United States and Iran are expected to hold the next round of talks over the nuclear deal on Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, CNN reported.

According to CNN, US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to attend the meetings.

This comes in the backdrop of US President Donald Trump emphasising the need for a deal with Iran, and warning that failure to reach an agreement could be “traumatic".

Speaking to reporters on Thursday (local time), Trump described his recent meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “very good" and said, “We have to make a deal, otherwise it is going to be very traumatic (for Iran) and I don’t want it to happen… If they don’t make a deal, it is going to be a different story. We had a very good meeting yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."

What happened in earlier talks?

Iran and the United States held the previous rounds of nuclear talks in April 2025 in Muscat, Oman, and Rome, Italy.

However, on June 21-22, 2025, under ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’, the United States conducted strikes against Iranian nuclear infrastructure, targeting three key sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Iran strongly condemned the operations, denouncing them as a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter.

Meanwhile, according to the Russian news agency TASS, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the trilateral meetings between Ukraine, Russia, and the US would be held in Geneva on February 17-18.

With ANI, Agency Inputs

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