US Secretary of State: Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons; Talks with Tehran continue, according to him, Iran has shown ambitions to obtain nuclear weapons, while Washington remains open to diplomatic solutions that do not threaten US national security. The president prefers to resolve the Iranian case through diplomacy, and talks with Iran have not stopped, sometimes taking place directly and often through intermediaries. He added that the US has the capabilities to achieve its military goals if it decides to act against Iran. Separately, there is growing international interest in a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea.