US preparing 'alternatives' in case Iran nuclear talks fail: Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the remarks during a trip to Indonesia

The United States is preparing "alternatives" in case efforts to revive a deal to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions collapse, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, as expectations grow that talks will fail.

Negotiations restarted on Thursday last week to try to revive the 2015 deal between Iran and world powers, which the United States withdrew from under Donald Trump in 2018.