Foreign diplomats have been meeting Iran's foreign minister on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly to gauge Tehran's willingness to return to the talks in Vienna
At video meeting of strategic group, officials in Jerusalem reportedly pressed for an alternative to relying on resurrected 2015 pact, Washington suggested more sanctions
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says no plans for talks on UN General Assembly sidelines, but matter 'will be one of the main topics' in meetings with EU's top diplomat
But defense minister says he wants to see 'viable Plan B' if efforts to resurrect Iran deal fail, indicating that an Israeli military strike would also be in the cards
But experts say Tehran would still need more time before actually creating a deliverable weapon; estimate comes amid stalled talks between US and Iran over new nuclear deal
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