[UPDATE-DAY #51] Protest Erupts in Western Iran on Eve of Geneva Talks

Day #51 – In Brief

• Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks with the United States had made good progress on Tuesday, with both sides agreeing on guiding principles to begin drafting a possible agreement, though he cautioned that reaching a deal would be difficult and not imminent.
• US and Iran began indirect nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, a day after Iran’s foreign minister met International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi in the Swiss city.
• US and Iran are set to hold nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, a day after Iran’s foreign minister met International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi in the Swiss city.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday it would be hard to make a deal with Iran, speaking alongside Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban a day before a second round of talks between Tehran and Washington.
• Protests erupted in Abdanan in Ilam province, where residents chanted anti-government slogans ahead of 40th-day memorials for slain protesters.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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