Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter was delivered from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country is not pursuing nuclear weapons and dismissed US President Donald Trump’s calls for negotiations as a “trick.”

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed U.S. President Trump's proposal for nuclear negotiations as deceptive. Delivered through the UAE, the letter offered talks but was described by Khamenei as misleading.