Iran's foreign minister has admitted that "excessive and serious" damage was done to the country's nuclear sites in the recent US and Israeli bombings. Abbas Araghchi told a state broadcaster on Thursday evening,

U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites inflicted "serious and significant damage," Iran has acknowledged for the first time since the attack nearly a week ago.

Iran's top diplomat said the possibility of new negotiations with the United States on his country's nuclear program has been “complicated” by the American attack on three of the sites, which he conceded caused “serious damage.