Tehran, Feb. 16 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will meet with the director of the UN nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi on Monday, a day before a second round of US-Iran nuclear negotiations in Geneva.

"I am in Geneva with real ideas to achieve a fair and equitable deal. What is not on the table: submission before threats," Araqchi said on X.

The meeting with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will include nuclear experts and focus on technical discussions tied to monitoring and verification.

The talks, scheduled for Tuesday, are expected to include US envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner. The talks follow the first indirect round in Oman on February 6, where Iran insisted on the right t...