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Iran's deputy foreign minister has told the BBC that the ball is now in America's court to prove it's ready to negotiate a new nuclear deal.

The second conditional

Madjid Takt Ravanchi said Tehran was prepared to consider compromises if the United States was willing to discuss lifting sanctions.

The US has sent two warships to the Middle east to put pressure on Iran to reach an agreement.

Tak Trivanci confirmed that the second round of talks this month will be held on Tuesday in Geneva.

He spoke to our chief international correspondent, Lis Doucet in Tehran.

We are ready to discuss this and other issues related to our program, provided that they are ready also to talk about the sanctions, because sanctions, as we call it, illegal sanctions, that, you know, those sanctions have to be also on the table.

One cannot accept the notion that Iran has to do certain things without the other side committing itself to do their share.

Let's discuss, let's discuss what sanctions we are talking about.

We hear some reports that the US has moved away from its demand that you have zero nuclear enrichment.

You have to pose this question to the United States.

Let's ask you that you are discussing now a certain.

We are not talking about a specific figure here, but

it seems to us that we have already passed that stage, that the issue of zero enrichment is an issue anymore.

As I said, you have to ask this question.

But as far as you understand, you're at the table.

You know what the deal, as far as we are concerned, zero enrichment is not on the table.

Are you optimistic a deal can be reached?

It is, it is too early to say whether we will reach an agreement, you know, after one round, one cannot say for sure, bearing in mind the fact that we experienced a war in the middle of negotiations.

So one meeting is not enough to assure us that the other side is serious.

But the first round was more or less a good one, a good start.

And let's see what will happen down the road.

President Trump's latest remark says that regime change will be a very good thing to see in Iran.

Is that really, is that what it's all about?

No, that is a clear example of a mixed signal.

But what do they tell you in the private messages?

No, we are not hearing these slogans in the private Congress that I can tell you he's made it clear that if the diplomacy doesn't succeed, it will be very traumatic for Iran, the war and that they are the American military might is building in the region.

Would that battle be existential for Iran?

It will be traumatic, existential, bad for everybody.

It is not as if that Iran will suffer, only everybody will suffer, particularly those who have initiated this aggression.

If we feel, if we feel that this is an existential threat, we will respond accordingly.

Do you feel it is an existential threat that's building a battle for survival?

I prefer not to comment on this because it is not wise even to think about such a very dangerous scenario.

Because if we come to that point, therefore, the whole region will be en masse and we do not want to see that happening.

Minister Thakhtaravanchi, as we speak, is it your feeling that Iran is on the brink of a breakthrough in diplomacy or another war?

We are hopeful that we can get the job done through peaceful means, although one cannot be 100% sure.

That is why we have made every measures, precautionary measures, to be alert, not to be surprised again and not to use any chance to defend ourselves.

Well, Marco Rubio said President Trump prefers a deal, but

he said it's hard to get, very hard to get a deal with Iran.

I mean, they have to prove that they want to have a deal with us.

And if there is a sincerity, if we see a sincerity on their part, I'm sure that we will be on a road to have, to have an agreement.

And that was Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Madjid Takhtrovanchi, speaking to our chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet.

And you can read much more of Lisa's analysis on events happening in Iran.

You can find that on the BBC news website.