The United States would bear legal responsibility in the event of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday, following a CNN report that Israel might be preparing strikes on Iran.

Iran and the United States will hold talks Friday in Rome, their fifth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slamm ed U.S. demands that Tehran end its uranium enrichment program, stating that he does not believe ongoing nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will yield results. Iran says its nuclear program is for civilian purposes and that its enrichment program is a source of national pride and not negotiable.