US says Iran talks progressing under Trump’s red lines: no nuclear weapon, no enrichment

The United States said Thursday that negotiations with Iran are making progress and remain anchored in President Donald Trump’s red lines: that Tehran must never develop a nuclear weapon and must halt uranium enrichment.

At a State Department briefing, spokesperson Tammy Bruce declined to respond directly to remarks by Iran’s foreign minister, who said earlier on X that media reports were speculating about an imminent Iran-US deal.

“People are speculating because maybe somebody goes on the radio and starts to speculate and starts to talk and starts to gossip. We don’t do that,” Bruce said. “Discussing the details of something as sensitive as peace negotiations or a ceasefire does not help.”

Bruce emphasized that talks have been productive and consistent with Trump’s conditions. “Iran is at the table, and progress has been made based on the lines of President Trump—what his lines are: that there will never be a nuclear weapon, that there will not be enrichment,” she said.