Jane Araf

in nuclear talks with the United States.

Abbas Arakjit told MSNOW that after Iranian leaders review the counterproposal, there could be more negotiations in about a week.

President Trump on Thursday gave Iran a deadline of 10 to 15 days to resolve their dispute over Iran's nuclear program.

If that didn't happen, he said Iran would face, quote, really bad things.

Trump has made clear that Iran cannot enrich uranium.

Iran says the enrichment is for peaceful purposes.

The world's nuclear watchdog says it has no evidence that Iran is building a bomb.

Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.

NPR's Jane Araf reports.

Iran insists that negotiations remain focused on its nuclear program, which it says is for peaceful purposes.

International regulators say they have not seen evidence Iran is building a bomb.

But the U.S.

continues to accuse Iran of trying to build one.

The Trump administration has made clear that what it really wants is regime change.

In addition to a military buildup backing threats against Iran, it's using financial sanctions and currency manipulation.

U.S.

Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said this week that the U.S.

engineered a freefall of the Iranian currency that sparked protests in Iran in December.

At least 5,000 people were believed killed, most of them protesters.

Jane Araf and Pure News, Amman.