Iran on Saturday signaled \u201cnarrowing differences\u201d in\u00a0negotiations<\/a>\u00a0with the U.S. after Pakistan\u2019s army chief held more talks in Tehran and the US weighs a brand new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists in India that \u201cthere\u2019s been some progress made\u201d and \u201cthere could also be news later today.\u201d<\/p>\n Iran has rebuilt\u00a0military assets<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0weeks of war<\/a>\u00a0after which a fragile ceasefire, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said after the meeting with Field Marshal Asim Munir, state TV reported.<\/p>\n Qalibaf, the lead negotiator in historic face-to-face talks with the U.S. last month, also said the result could be \u201cmore crushing and more bitter\u201d than at the beginning of the war if U.S. President Donald Trump resumes attacks.<\/p>\n Individually, Iran\u2019s official IRNA news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei as saying that nuclear issues will not be part of the present negotiations, as Tehran first seeks to finish the war before discussing its\u00a0nuclear program<\/a>\u00a0that has long been at the guts of international tensions.<\/p>\n Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Baghaei said the perimeters are attempting to finalize a memorandum of understanding and positions have moved closer in recent days.<\/p>\n Get day by day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you may never miss the day’s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cOver the past week, the trend has been toward narrowing differences,\u201d he said. \u201cWe could have to attend and see what happens over the following three or 4 days.\u201d<\/p>\n Rubio said that \u201cat the same time as I speak to you now there’s some work being done. There may be a probability that whether it\u2019s later today, tomorrow, in a pair days we can have something to say.\u201d<\/p>\n Rubio repeated the U.S. stance that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon and must turn over its highly enriched uranium, and the Strait of Hormuz have to be open.<\/p>\n Trump earlier said he was\u00a0holding off<\/a>\u00a0on a military strike against Iran because \u201cserious negotiations\u201d were underway, and on the request of allies within the Middle East. Trump has\u00a0repeatedly set deadlines<\/a>\u00a0for Tehran after which backed off.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t![\"Get](\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\")
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