Iran expected to propose resolution to standoff with US, official says

Iran is set to present a written proposal aimed at easing tensions with the United States following talks in Geneva, as Washington reinforces its regional military presence. The move comes ahead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s planned meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later this month.

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February 19, 2026

FILE PHOTO: People walk near a mural featuring images of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on a street in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

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Iran is expected to submit a written proposal on how to avoid its standoff with the United States in the wake of U.S.-Iran talks in Geneva on Tuesday, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Top national security advisers met in the White House Situation Room to discuss Iran and were told all U.S. forces deployed to the region should be in place by mid-March, the official said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on the weekend of February 28, the official said.

-Steve Holland/Reuters

Top national security advisers met in the White House Situation Room to discuss Iran and were told all U.S. forces deployed to the region should be in place by mid-March, the official said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on the weekend of February 28, the official said.

-Steve Holland/Reuters