The United States wants action rather than words by Iran on its nuclear programme, after President Masoud Pezeshkian promised to resolve doubts ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the State Department has said, according to AFP.

“Ultimately, what we want to see from Iran is actual behavioural change and action, not just signs of something or indications of something,” said State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel, part of the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden.

“We want to ensure that Iran never has a nuclear weapon, and we’re going to continue to use a variety of tools to pursue that goal, and all options remain on the table,” Patel told reporters.

Pezeshkian made the comments during a visit to Tehran by the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi.

The president, considered a moderate within the clerical state, said Iran was ready to “resolve the alleged ambiguities and doubts about the peaceful nuclear activity of our country”.