An Iranian official has warned that nuclear talks with the United States “will not actually get anywhere” if Washington insists Tehran abandon enrichment of uranium – a process that can also be used to make a bomb.

Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States "will lead nowhere" if Washington insists that Tehran drop its uranium enrichment activity to zero, Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takhtravanchi was quoted by state media on Monday as saying.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s chief Iran negotiator, offered the clearest outlines of the administration’s position in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program.