​​​​​​​Russia has warned that any attempt to broaden talks with Iran beyond its nuclear program would render negotiations “unrealistic.”

Foreign Minister Araghchi says the strategic partnership between Iran and Russia has entered “a new, accelerated phase.”

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is open to holding talks on its nuclear program but will never negotiate on its missile capabilities.

Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani has sharply criticized Western countries for pursuing a policy of coercion rather than sincere diplomacy with Tehran over its missile and nuclear capabilities.

Iranian nation will never bow to submission or coercion, says intelligence minister.

Iran says its nuclear materials remain under rubble from recent attacks, stressing that any inspections by the UN must follow new rules and rejecting Western demands for unrestricted access amid ongoing diplomatic tensions.

Iran and the European troika of France, Germany and Britain will resume talks in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday.