Iran says US desire for nuclear diplomacy is a deception

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Thursday branded the US saying it wanted a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear programme as a "deception". US President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Wednesday Washington was talking to Iran and that the US had a "desire" to realise a permanent solution to the dispute. The United States, its European allies and Israel accuse Tehran of using its nuclear programme to conceal efforts to try to develop the capability to produce weapons. Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only. "America's claim of a desire for diplomacy is nothing but deception and blatant contradiction; one cannot simultaneously bomb a country while engaging in diplomatic negotiations and speak of diplomacy," ministry...