Source: Axios
“White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are expected to meet on Friday in Istanbul to discuss a possible nuclear deal, according to two sources with knowledge. … This would be the first meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials since the collapse of the negotiations and the 12-day war last June. It comes during a massive U.S. military buildup in the Gulf, and with President Trump insisting the only way to avoid military conflict is a swift deal.” {editor’s note: What is the point of “talks” toward a “deal?” There’s already a binding deal that the US regime has been in violation of since 2017 – TLK] (02/02/26)