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.

Iran's top security official says war and pressure will not force the Iranian nation into submission.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister says Iran and the European troika hold serious and frank nuclear talks and agree to continue consultations.