# no sunset clause

U.S. Demands ‘No Sunset’ on Iran’s Nuclear Limits as Geneva Talks Begin; Military Posturing and Carrier Faults Cast Shadow

On the opening day of third-round U.S.–Iran talks in Geneva, U.S. negotiators demanded that any future nuclear agreement contain no sunset clauses, seeking indefinite restrictions on Iran’s nuclear activities. The demand comes amid intensified U.S. military deployments, Iranian naval exercises and fresh sanctions — even as operational faults aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford undercut Washington’s coercive signalling.