Iran says US talks to focus solely on nuclear programme

Iran's indirect talks with the United States on Thursday will focus solely on its nuclear programme and its push to lift sanctions, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said.

Baqaei added that Iran's delegation has relayed these views to the Omani foreign minister, mediating the talks in Geneva, Switzerland. He also said that United Nations nuclear observer chief Rafael Grossi will likely join to help advance discussions on technical issues. Iran has denied building long-range missiles while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran was seeking "to rebuild elements" of its nuclear sites which the US and Israel had bombed during a 12-day war with Iran last year.