Jackie Northam

But Iran has indicated it could be open to limiting its nuclear program if it means sanctions relief.

Iran is in dire economic straits.

There are other important issues to address, such as eliminating Iran's arsenal of ballistic missiles and ending its use of proxies in the region, both of which are non-starters for Iran, as well as moving Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium out of the country.

Jackie Northam, NPR News.

Morning, Leila.

Well, it's a good sign that both sides are still open to negotiations.

As with the last round of indirect talks in Oman, it will be U.S.

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, meeting with Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arachi.

Although President Trump said Monday that he would be involved in the talks indirectly, both the U.S.

and Iran are still firm in their demands.

President Trump doesn't want Iran to possess nuclear weapons and so wants zero enrichment.

But Iran insists it has the right to enrich uranium for research and civilian uses.

There are other important issues to address, such as Iran's ballistic missile arsenal, its use of proxies in the region, and its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

Is there any sense of compromise?

Well, Iran has indicated it could be open to curbing, not eliminating, its nuclear program.

And it brought a large technical team with it to Geneva as a gesture that it's serious.

I spoke with Sanam Vakil, and she's an Iran specialist at Chatham House, which is a London-based think tank.

And she says Iran is in a weaker bargaining position than the U.S.

because it's in dire economic straits.

Here she is.