The U.S. and Iran remain locked in a standoff over uranium enrichment ahead of a potential new round nuclear talks.

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

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.