Iran and the United States began a fifth round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome on Friday amid growing skepticism in Tehran about the chances of a deal as Washington hardens its position.

Iran's top diplomat warned Thursday that his country would take “special measures in defense of our nuclear facilities” if Israel continues to threaten Tehran's atomic sites, raising the stakes further ahead of a new round of talks with the United States.

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declares that uranium enrichment will continue "with or without a deal," even as nuclear talks with the US progress.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reacted to President Donald Trump's remarks about Iran, calling them "pure deception." Trump described Tehran as the "most destructive force" in the region during a speech on Tuesday in Riyadh,

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Iran’s top diplomat is insisting that Tehran will never stop enriching uranium, further underlining the Islamic Republic’s red line in negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi refutes an Axios report claiming the US presented a written nuclear deal proposal during indirect talks in Muscat.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that there will be no nuclear agreement if the US seeks to cease Iran's uranium enrichment. He made the remarks in a live interview broadcast on Thursday with the state-run IRIB TV ahead of the fifth round of indirect nuclear talks between Iranian and US delegations in Rome on Friday.