The American Jewish website Forward reported that a senior official in the administration of US President Joe Biden had assured American Jewish leaders - in a video call - that the United States would not lift any sanctions on Iran in the absence of a firm commitment from it.
He indicated that it would not relieve pressure on Iran if all controversial issues did not return to normal.
According to the site, Brett McGurk, the National Security Coordinator for Middle East and North Africa Affairs, assured American Jewish leaders that the US administration will not pay any price in advance just for wanting to move the process forward.
He explained that the Biden administration wants to see a full commitment from Iran, and an agreement to return its nuclear program to the framework specified in the nuclear agreement, while allowing full investigation and inspection.
An Israeli security delegation is scheduled to visit Washington next week, in an attempt to discourage it from returning to the nuclear deal with Iran.
AXIOS website quoted an Israeli official as saying that the delegation will include Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabat, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, in addition to Mossad chief Yossi Cohen.
The Israeli official said that Netanyahu held a meeting with the delegation, and asked to deliver a message that the return to the nuclear agreement is a threat to Israel, and that it does not welcome the Vienna talks in which Iran and international parties are discussing ways to return the United States to the agreement that these international parties reached with Iran in 2015.
Coordination between Washington and Israel
Earlier, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that the discussions with Iran in Vienna focus on ensuring that Iran does not obtain a nuclear bomb, and is looking into sanctions that can be lifted.
He added, in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, that the Biden administration's proposals on Iran are based on the principle of compliance versus compliance, in order to return to the nuclear agreement.
He stressed that Washington is coordinating with Israel regarding the Iranian file, noting that Iran poses a major challenge with its support for terrorism and proxies in the region, as well as with its human rights violations and its ballistic missile program.
The United States withdrew from the agreement in 2018 during the era of former President Donald Trump, and has re-imposed sanctions on Iran, which responded - as of 2019 - by waiving the agreement's restrictions on its nuclear activities.