Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, local media said on Monday (February 2, 2026), after U.S. leader Donald Trump said he was hopeful of a deal to avert military action against the Islamic republic.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, local media said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was hopeful of a deal to avert military action against the Islamic republic.

Following the Iranian authorities’ deadly response to anti-government protests that peaked last month, Mr. Trump has threatened military action and ordered the dispatch of an aircraft carrier group to West Asia.

“President Pezeshkian has ordered the opening of talks with the United States,” the news agency Fars reported on Monday. “Iran and the United States will hold talks on the nuclear file,” Fars said, without specifying a date.

Iran said earlier on Monday it was working on a method and framework for negotiations that would be ready in the coming days.