Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the country’s foreign ministry would lead nuclear talks with the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany, state news agency IRNA reported.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the country’s foreign ministry would lead nuclear talks with the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany, state news agency IRNA reported.

Negotiations over the Iranian uranium enrichment program had previously been conducted by the country's Supreme National Security Council.

Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will likely hold talks with the global powers, or appoint another ministry official to do so.