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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiators meet for 3 hours with Trump decision looming

President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have held more than three hours of negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on Thursday to try and reach a breakthrough towards a nuclear deal. - The Omani foreign minister said the talks would resume later on Thursday, after a break. Why it matters: The talks in Geneva could be the last chance for a diplomatic solution before Trump opts for war. The message Kushner and Witkoff give Trump after the meeting will have significant influence on the president's decision. - Trump said in the State of the Union on Tuesday that he prefers a diplomatic solution. But he also laid out a case for war. Behind the scenes: The third round of nuclear talks have been…

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump's Iran options: "Token" nuclear enrichment to taking out Khamenei

The Trump administration is prepared to consider a proposal that allows Iran "token" nuclear enrichment if it leaves no possible path to a bomb, a senior U.S. official told Axios. Why it matters: This suggests there could be an opening, if only a small one, between the red lines set by the U.S. and Iran for a deal to constrain Iran's nuclear capabilities and prevent war. - But at the same time, Trump has been presented with military options that involve directly targeting the supreme leader. Driving the news: U.S. officials say the bar Iran's forthcoming nuclear proposal is very high because the plan would have to persuade the many skeptics inside the Trump administration and in the region. - "President Trump will be ready to accept a…