US and Iran trade barbs over nuclear talks

Tehran will not bow to intimidation by Washington, the Iranian envoy to the UN has insisted

The US and Iran have sparred at the UN over the conditions for resuming nuclear talks, with Tehran calling Washington’s demand for a zero uranium enrichment policy a nonstarter.

The US deputy Middle East envoy, Morgan Ortagus, told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Washington “remains available for formal talks with Iran, but only if...