Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with the UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Monday ahead of high-stakes talks with Washington in Geneva today, coinciding with Tehran’s military drills in the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported.
The negotiations aim to resolve a decades-long dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program as tensions remain at a boiling point following a wave of US and Israeli air strikes on Iran in June, with few clear signs of compromise despite Washington joining Israel in the earlier aerial campaign.
Adding to the friction, the US has bolstered its presence in the region with warships and aircraft. In response, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard began a drill named “Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz” on Monday to test the readiness of naval units in the vital international waterway, according to Reuters.
