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Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the E3 countries (Germany, France, and the UK) have resumed in Geneva. With a packed agenda, the focus is on lifting sanctions, which have caused severe damage to the country's economy in recent years. Tehran’s foreign minister indicated a willingness to engage in indirect talks with the USA, but only on condition that military options would be abandoned. Inside the country, deep divisions have sharpened between reformists, who are calling for suspending uranium enrichment, cooperating with the IAEA, and easing repression, and hardliners, who demand the continuation of nuclear activities and reject compromise. Human rights concerns are mounting, with executions surging to at least 160 in a single month - a 54 percent increase compared to the previous year - bringing the year’s total to more than 800. Reformist voices, though accused of betrayal and sedition, continue to press for reconciliation and freedom for political prisoners.