Iran says Geneva talks to resume around 18:00 local time

Talks between Iran and the United States in Geneva on Thursday have been “intense and serious,” a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

The official said new ideas were raised during the negotiations that require consultation in Tehran and that some gaps remain between the two sides.

He added that reaching a framework for a deal would be possible if Washington “seriously separates nuclear and non-nuclear issues.”

The United States entered nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva with demands that Tehran dismantle its main nuclear facilities and transfer its enriched uranium stockpile, officials familiar with the discussions told the Wall Street Journal.

According to the report, US negotiators were expected to make clear that sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan must be dismantled and that any agreement should not include sunset clauses. “Iran must dismantle its three main nuclear sites … and deliver all of its remaining enriched uranium to the US,” officials told the newspaper.

The officials also said Washington is insisting on zero enrichment, though it could allow Iran to operate a Tehran reactor at very low enrichment levels for medical purposes. The US is offering limited sanctions relief at the outset, with broader easing possible if Iran complies over time, the report said.

The talks come as President Donald Trump has warned of military action if no deal is reached, while Iran has said it would treat any attack as the start of a wider conflict.

Iranian protesters demonstrated against the Islamic Republic outside the United Nations Office in Geneva on Thursday as a new round of US-Iran talks took place in the Swiss city, waving pre-Islamic Republic Lion and Sun flags and holding pictures of exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi.

Several Iranian universities announced that classes will be held online until the end of the term following days of student rallies across campuses.

Institutions including Islamic Azad University, Parand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch, Isfahan University of Art, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, University of Damghan, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Islamic Azad University, Gilan Branch and Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch confirmed the shift in separate notices.

The student group Daneshjuyan Motahed criticized the decision, saying in a statement that “the Islamic Republic has once again proven its fear of students,” and reported that some students were boycotting online classes in response.

Sohrabi underwent surgery to remove his eye after being transferred to hospital and subsequently fell into a coma. His family later donated his organs.

Videos circulating on social media show Sohrabi participating in a southeast Tehran provincial bodybuilding competition earlier that same afternoon, hours before he joined the protests.

Sohrabi had worked from the age of 14 and later became a bodybuilding coach. Following his death, images of him circulated widely online, with some users comparing his appearance to Turkish actor Can Yaman and others calling him “Iran’s Brad Pitt.”

His brother announced on Instagram that their mother had been hospitalized due to the physical and psychological toll of her son’s death. Minutes after the post was published, the story was deleted and all images related to Davoud and his funeral were removed from the account. The page later became inaccessible.

IranWire reported that the family has been under heavy pressure from security authorities and was asked to describe Davoud as a Basij member.