Iran says it would consider negotiations with the United States if talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of the country’s nuclear program.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized the insistence of certain “bullying” countries on negotiations, following news that U.S. President Donald Trump had sent him a letter. Khamenei argued that such negotiations are not meant to resolve issues, but to impose control.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that certain "bullying" powers' insistence on holding talks with Iran is not aimed at resolving issues but rather at imposing their own expectations.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said the goal of some bullying powers that insist on negotiations is not to resolve issues but to exert control and impose their own agendas.