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State TV says Iran wants to buy nuclear fuel it needs for a research reactor rather than accept a U.N.-drafted plan to ship much of its uranium to Russia for further enrichment.

"Iran is interested in buying fuel for the Tehran research reactor within the framework of a clear proposal ... we are waiting for the other party's constructive and trust-building response," Iranian TV quoted a member of Iran's negotiating team as saying, Reuters reports.

Iran's response will come as a disappointment to the U.S., Russia and France, which all endorsed the U.N. plan Friday that called for Iran to ship its uranium stockpile to Russia rather than continue what is believed to be an weapons-grade enrichment program. The three countries formulated the draft plan in three days of talks with Iran in Vienna that ended Wednesday.

A U.S. official says Washington is still waiting for formal Iranian response on the proposed nuclear fuel deal.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington did not regard the Iranian state television report as Tehran's official response to the plan, seen as one way to buy time for broader talks on Iran's nuclear program.