Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.

I'm Celia Hatton and I'm coming to you live from London.

We're starting this edition of NewsHour looking at the prospects for negotiations between the US and Iran.

Just a few days ago, it seemed the two sides were ready to return to the bargaining

table, perhaps starting this week, for their first direct talk since U.S. stealth bombers

attacked Iranian nuclear sites. But then, just a few hours ago, Donald Trump said he was

not speaking to Iran and he was not offering Tehran anything.

He repeated again that the U.S. had totally obliterated Iran's nuclear facilities.

That claim has been disputed by intelligence reports from Israel and the United States.

But now, we want to bring you the latest stance from inside Iran. The country's

deputy foreign minister has told the BBC, his country won't enter into talks on its nuclear

program unless the U.S. first guarantees not to bomb the country again during the negotiations.

Our chief international correspondent, Lee's Ducet, has gained access to report from inside Iran

on condition that none of her reports has used on the BBC's Persian service, which

which broadcasts in Iran.

This law from Iranian authorities applies to all international media agencies operating in Iran.

Majid Tak Ravanchi is Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs.

He told Lees that Iran has not received the kind of reassurance needed to move forward with the talks.

We are hearing from Washington telling us that they want to talk. So, by the way, no date has been set.

President Trump talked about this week. I'm telling you, I'm telling you that we have not agreed to any date.

We have not agreed to the modality. Right now, we are seeking an answer to this question. Are we going

to see a repetition of an act of aggression while we are engaging in dialogue? And the Americans

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