Washington maintains that Iran's uranium enrichment programme could lead to developing nuclear bombs, while Tehran has consistently denied the claim, insisting that its nuclear programme is meant for civilian purposes.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi on Monday stated that nuclear negotiations with the US "will not actually get anywhere" if Washington insists that Tehran completely halt enrichment of uranium - a process that can also be used to make a bomb.
Iran, Oman, and the US on Friday decided to postpone the fourth round of talks due to logistical and technical reasons, said Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi.
The United States has imposed sanctions on six entities and six individuals in Iran and China for their involvement in procuring ballistic missile propellant ingredients for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The State Department of the US shared updates about the Middle East on Tuesday (US Local time) and said that the US is working to have a ceasefire and change the trajectory on ground. Bruce also reiterated the stance on Iran as the negotiations continue between the US and Iran.
Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, spoke about the ongoing talks between Iran and the United States, expressing hope that if the agreement is reached, it could alleviate the threat of war in Iran and the region.
US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff held talks with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Muscat, where the former conveyed US President Donald Trump's resolve for settling the differences between the two countries through "dialogue and diplomacy," the White House said in a statement on S
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared on Saturday the decision by a federal jury which convicted two crime leaders who had been hired to murder Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad on behalf of the Iranian government.
Bruce said that the refinery purchased millions of barrels of oil from Iran. She added that the US was further sanctioning entities and vessels in Iran's shadow fleet.