The United States has warned it is "prepared to use other options" including military force against the Islamic Republic of Iran if nuclear talks fail.
The US National Security Council's coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, issued the warning over the weekend, according to CNN.
"We are still hopeful that diplomacy can find a way, but if it cannot find a way, we are prepared to use other options," McGurk told the Manama Dialogue organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
"When it comes to military force to prevent a country from obtaining a nuclear weapon, that is a very achievable objective," he added.
The international talks will resume on Monday. The talks were suspended on June after Ibrahim Raisi became Iran’s new president.
Former US President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018, deeming it insufficient to shut down projects with bomb-making potential.
Iran denies seeking nuclear arms, but has breached the deal with expanded uranium enrichment.
