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

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country favors negotiations with the United States to avoid war, but rejected what he described as threats by President Donald Trump.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Iran is nearing nuclear capability as the U.S. weighs diplomacy against mounting pressure.