Iran Says Direct US Talks Are Possible If Pressure, Threats End

Iran’s foreign minister said his country will enter direct US talks if Washington ends “pressure and threats” against the Islamic Republic, the latest in a series of exchanges with President Donald Trump on the prospects of a fresh nuclear deal.

Abbas Araghchi, a former negotiator on Iran’s long-running stand-off with Western governments over its atomic activities, made the comments in an interview published in the state-run Iran newspaper on Thursday. He said indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear program using a European channel involving the UK, Germany and France are ongoing.

“We will enter direct negotiations when we’re on an ...