Iran's supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also suggested that “there should be no negotiations with such a government,

Both President Trump and Iranian officials have shown interest in negotiations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the idea unwise, but stopped short of ordering his government not to engage.

Iran’s supreme leader says that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran.

Iran's supreme leader says negotiations with America "are not intelligent, wise or honorable," after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he wanted nuclear talks with Tehran despite reimposing a "maximum pressure" approach to Iran.

Iran’s supreme leader has reacted with scepticism to US President Donald Trump’s plan to hold bilateral talks over the country's nuclear enrichment programme. Speaking to air force officers in Tehran on Friday,

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggested that “there should be no negotiations with such a government,” but stopped short of issuing a direct order not to engage with Washington.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told air force officers in Teheran on Friday that nuclear talks with the U.S. “are not intelligent, wise or honorable."

Iran’s Supreme Leader rejected holding talks with Donald Trump, saying that experience shows it is “not rational, intelligent, or honorable” to do so.