Geneva crossroads of diplomacy, negotiations on Iran and Ukraine

Geneva will become the fulcrum of global diplomacy tomorrow, when the two top envoys of the Trump administration,Steve Witkoff e Jared Kushnerwill be protagonists of distinctnegotiationsaimed at resolving the twogeopolitical crisesmore urgent forUnited States: il Iranian nuclear program e la war in Ukraine.

Genevahas been one of the for decadesworld capitals of diplomacy: hosts locationsHiminternational organizations and has a long tradition ofhighly politically sensitive negotiations. The historical is added to this vocationneutrality of Switzerland.

Iran and Ukraine converge in Geneva

But the choice ofGeneva per i indirect US-Iran talks(scheduled for tomorrow) and for thosetrilateral USA-Ukraine-Russia(which always open tomorrow but should continue on Wednesday) also appears linked to other considerations.

The first is characterlogisticsand the Kremlin spokesperson himself explained it,Dmitri Peskov. “The location was chosen because it synchronized the commitments of all three parties. It was deemed appropriate and convenient for everyone,” he said, stressing that the Europeans will not be present at the conference table.negotiations.

US-Iran negotiations mediated by Oman

Given thatWitkoff e Kushnerare involved in bothdossierconcentrating meetings in a single city and on close dates optimizes time,safety e diplomatic coordination. The US delegation will hold tomorrow morningindirect interviewswith the correspondents ofTeheranled by the Foreign Minister,Abbas Araghchi. Given the absence ofdiplomatic relationsbetween the two countries, inegotiationswill be mediated byOmanwhich should host them in the building of its diplomatic headquarters on the lake.

Trilateral talks on Ukraine

Witkoff e Kushnerthey are also engaged in parallel intrilateral talks on Ukrainewhose first two rounds were held inAbu Dhabiwithout yet reaching aagreement.

The choice ofGenevamakes possible the rapid transfer ofAmerican delegationfrom the Omani consulate to the InterContinental Hotel which, according to the Tass agency, will be the headquarters of thetalks with Russians and Ukrainians: just 4.5 kilometers.

Interconnection between the Iran and Russia fronts

Deal withIran e Russiain the same time window does not only seem related tologistical convenience: it is not excluded thatWashingtonwant to manage two togetherpotentially interconnected frontsand on which there is a certain urgency to accelerate oneconclusionpossiblydiplomatic.

Geneva: neutral and reliable headquarters

Don’t forget thatGenevais still considered oneneutral venue e reliablefrom many conflicting parties.Teheran ha già un consolidated diplomatic channel con la Swissmentre Mosca vede Genevaas a traditional venue for inegotiations con gli United States e l’Europa. Kievhowever, seems to have reluctantly accepted theSwissafter aiming attalks on American soilprobably rejected byRussians.

The special status of Switzerland

Despite being classified byMosca tra i “Hostile countries“after theinvasion of Ukrainela Swissstill enjoys onespecial statusbecause he is not a member of theUenor ofNato.

La Swissfinally, he also holds the rotating presidency ofOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (Osce) for 2026.

The Russian Embassy inSwisshe declared to the Vedomosti newspaper that neiinterviewstomorrow and WednesdayOsceshe is not involved; several analysts have, however, observed that it is “the only organization with experience inmonitoringand in the implementation ofceasefire agreements“, which is the crucial issue on the tabledelegations.