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"The new Iranian administration did not come to Vienna with constructive proposals," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says at her briefing, after diplomats paused international talks aimed at the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns the United States has "other options" if diplomacy fails on Iran's nuclear program, as his Israeli counterpart reserved the right to use force during a visit to Washington. SOUNDBITE
The White House says it remains committed to nuclear negotiations with Iran despite Tehran's "provocative" statement that it will ramp up uranium enrichment. "We are certainly concerned about these provocative announcements," President Joe Biden's press secretary, Jen Psaki, tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says "the US was not involved in any manner" in an attack on Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said a "small explosion" had hit the plant's electricity distribution centre on Sunday. SOUNDBITE
The White House says it had "warned" Iran after President Joe Biden said Tehran was threatening a significant attack on Israel over a strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus. SOUNDBITE