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US officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President Vance said Iran must curb uranium enrichment and had missed multiple chances to reach a deal, while the US reportedly set new, tougher demands for any agreement. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei rejected Rubio's framing as a distortion of history, and Iran reportedly offered to allow nuclear inspectors back in exchange for eased sanctions, even as debate flared in Tehran over hardline criticism of Ghalibaf's role as lead negotiator despite Khamenei's reported approval. The standoff continues amid conflicting claims about enrichment levels, war damage, and negotiating credibility, with US officials like Tulsi Gabbard questioned on whether Iran poses an 'imminent' nuclear threat and Trump making unverified 'drug factories' claims about Iranian nuclear sites.