WASHINGTON D.C.: The United States ruled out on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) any suggestion that talks with Iran over its nuclear program are signs of warming relations between two countries whose diplomatic ties collapsed 35 years ago.

Iran and the so-called P5+1—Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany—are trying to strike a deal that would prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear bomb, a goal it denies having. In return, Iran is seeking an easing of punishing economic sanctions.

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