Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump on Monday evening said that Iran wanted to make a deal as it did not want to face the consequences of not making one.

“I think they want to make a deal. I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Trump had repeatedly threatened to strike the Islamic Republic following its deadly crackdown on anti-regime protestors, unless it agreed to a deal curbing Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

He also mobilized warships and fighter jets near Iran in response to the crackdown by the regime there following mass protests.

Iran-US tensions live updates: An Iranian lawmaker on Monday called on the Foreign Ministry to expel Germany’s ambassador in Tehran over a large rally by Iranians in Munich, and urged action against other European countries that allowed similar gatherings, reported Iran International.

“Expel the German ambassador and charge d’affaires so they do not repeat such mistakes next time,” Javad Hosseinikia said during a parliamentary session.

The lawmaker also pointed to European countries more broadly over rallies by Iranians abroad.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Senior Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi said that the country’s nuclear and missile capabilities are non-negotiable and that Tehran is engaging in talks so it is not accused of refusing negotiations.

“But if the United States attacks Iran, we will certainly attack US bases,” Iran International reported quoting Boroujerdi, a member of Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Renowned Iranian activist Masih Alinejad condemned renewed US-Iran talks in Geneva scheduled for Tuesday.

“They shoot protesters. They torture for confessions … then they board a plane, put on suits, and sit in meeting rooms and speak the language of diplomacy,” Alinejad wrote on X.

“If you normalize extremists in suits, don’t act surprised when extremism grows on your own soil in the West,” she added.

Iran-US tensions live updates: While US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee expressed said that he hoped a diplomatic accord can be achieved with Iran, he expressed skepticism that military action can ultimately be avoided, as US-Iran nuclear talks resume in Geneva on Tuesday.

“Will there be anything that can come from that that will bring peace? I honestly don’t know. I know there’s a lot of significant and legitimate doubt that the Iranians will ever agree to something that would cause them to lay down any ambitions of nuclear weaponry,” Iran International reported quoting Huckabee as saying while speaking to Jewish leaders at a Conference of Presidents gathering in Jerusalem.

He added that Trump had made clear military action was “not his first choice,” and that his “absolute desire” was to ensure Iran does not continue to wreak havoc globally.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iranian deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi signaled that Tehran could be open to compromise on the nuclear issue, but is looking for an easing of international sanctions led by the United States.

“The ball is in America’s court. They have to prove they want to have a deal with us,” Takht-Ravanchi told at an interview with the BBC on Sunday. “If we see a sincerity on their part, I am sure that we will be on a road to have an agreement,” he said.

Iran-US tensions live updates: In Iran’s second warning in recent weeks about a live-fire drill, Iran announced that its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard started a drill in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman earlier on Monday.

These waterways that are crucial international trade routes through which 20% of the world’s oil passes.

Separately, EOS Risk Group said sailors passing through the region received a radio warning that the northern lane of the Strait of Hormuz, in Iranian territorial waters, likely would see a live-fire drill Tuesday. Iranian state TV did not mention the live-fire drill.

(AP)

Iran-US tensions live updates: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said that the country hopes to achieve a deal with Iran, despite the difficulties.

“I’m not going to prejudge these talks. The president always prefers peaceful outcomes and negotiated outcomes to things,” Rubio said.

Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will also be traveling for the new round of talks.

(AP)

Iran US tensions live updates: Iranian foreign minister Syed Abbas Araghchi on Monday(IST) said that he would meet his Omani counterpart Bard Albusaidi and the director general of International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi ahead of the talks in Geneva.

“Joined by nuclear experts, I will meet @rafaelmgrossi on Mon for deep technical discussion. Also meeting @badralbusaidi ahead of diplomacy with U.S. on Tues,” Araghchi wrote on X.

“I am in Geneva with real ideas to achieve a fair and equitable deal,” he further wrote affirming that submission before threats is not on the table.

Iran US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump warned that Iran might face ‘consequences’ if talks in Geneva fail although the Islamic Republic wants to reach an agreement, reported France 24.

Iran US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump on Monday asked Iran to be ‘reasonable’ in the next round of talks in Geneva over the nuclear deal as he reminded Tehran of the June 2025 B-2 bomber attack.

Saying that he would be ‘indirectly’ involved in the talks that are scheduled to be held in Geneva, Trump said that it would be ‘very important’.

“Iran is a tough negotiator, but I would say they are bad negotiators, as we could have had a deal instead of sending out B-2s (B-2 Bombers) to knock out their nuclear potential. I hope they are going to be more reasonable. They want to make a deal… We have peace in the Middle East. You will see some flames here and there, but we essentially have peace in the Middle East. That happened because we did a B-2 attack on the nuclear potential. They would have had a nuclear weapon within one month. If that happened, it would have been a whole different deal,” Trump told reporters.

(ANI inputs)

Iran US tensions live updates: After US President Donald Trump launched repeated threats of strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi held rallies in Munich, reported Iran International.

When deadly anti-regime protests rocked Tehran, Pahlavi’s name was the only one consistently chanted on Iran’s streets, even as the regime’s brutal crackdown claimed over 30,000 lives.

Iran US tensions live updates: Second round of talks will be held in Geneva. This round comes a week after negotiators from Iran and the US met in Muscat, Oman and kicked off the talks to diffuse growing tensions.

According to Tehran, Tuesday’s talks in Switzerland will also be mediated by Oman.

Iran US tensions live updates: Ahead of the Geneva talks, the US military has continued its buildup in the Middle East. As per a CNN report, US Air Force assets based in the UK, including refueling tankers and fighter jets, are being repositioned closer to the Middle East.

Furthermore, multiple fighter aircraft were also given diplomatic clearance to enter Jordanian airspace, according to open-source air traffic communications.