Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has responded to President Donald Trump's demands letter urging him to negotiate a deal on his country's nuclear program.

Abbas Araghchi says Iran will respond very strongly and in a fully proportionate and balanced manner if attacked.

Iran said on Sunday that it might consider a request from President Donald Trump to restart talks with the US if negotiations were focused on the militarisation of its nuclear programme."If the objective of negotiations is to address concerns vis-a-vis any potential militarisation of Iran’s nuclear programme,

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he believes that Israel is threatening to widen the war throughout the region.

By bnm Tehran bureau Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the United States’ call for negotiations, stating that the purpose of such talks is only to impose Washington’s demands, Khamenei.

Iran will not resume negotiations with the United States on its nuclear programme while President Donald Trump applies his "maximum pressure" policy, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told AFP on Friday.

Abbas Araghchi criticized what he described as "verbal tensions" and "quick-tempered policies" after the Trump-Zelensky meeting.

Trump revealed this week that he was seeking to strike a new deal with the Iranian regime, after withdrawing from an Obama-era agreement in his first term.

Since taking office in January, Trump’s administration has levied sanctions against Iran – including on the country’s oil network – as part of his “maximum pressure” s

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized US President Donald Trump's threat of military action if Iran refuses nuclear talks, calling it bullying. Khamenei stated the negotiations aimed at domination rather than solutions.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday raged against what he called “bullying” tactics to force the Islamic Republic to engage in negotiations about its nuclear programme. On Friday,