Iran is willing to return to the negotiating table with the U.S., "the sooner the better," but must be convinced the talks aren't cover for further military action, Tehran's nuclear negotiator Kazem Gharibabadi said on Wednesday.

During a State Department press briefing on Tuesday, spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about nuclear talks with Iran.

President Donald Trump has issued a fresh attack warning to Iran "if necessary" after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran "cannot give up" nuclear ambition. Trump ordered strikes on three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites,

Iranian state media has continued to say Tehran will pursue uranium enrichment. This is a key policy of the current government, “because this is a scientific achievement; an achievement that we have achieved ourselves,

Iran has no plans to abandon its nuclear programme including uranium enrichment despite the "severe" damage caused by US strikes to its facilities, the country's foreign minister said ahead of renewed talks with European powers.