Iran is open to discussing concerns about its nuclear programme’s potential militarisation, per a statement by its UN mission. However, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejected talks with the US, asserting that demands to restrict Iran's missile programme and regional influence would not resolve issues.

Iran said Sunday it would consider negotiations with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of its nuclear program.

Iran would consider negotiations with the U.S. if the aim of the talks was to address concerns regarding any potential militarization of its nuclear program, Iran's U.N. mission said on Sunday in a post on X.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei decried “bullying governments” in an apparent response to a letter the White House sent to Iran earlier in the week.

President Donald Trump says he sent a letter to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a development that was not immediately confirmed by the supreme leader.

Trump’s remarks represent a shift for the president, who in 2018 withdrew the United States from a nuclear deal with Iran.

Iran open to U.S. negotiations on nuclear militarization concerns, rejects talks aimed at restricting missile program and regional influence.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day after President Donald Trump said he sent a letter urging Tehran to negotiate.

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.

Former deputy national security advisor Victoria Coates discusses Iran’s response to President Donald Trump’s bid for nuclear talks on ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’