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.

President Trump said he sent a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last week asking that the two leaders "negotiate" over the Islamic republic's nuclear program. On Saturday, the Iranian leader condemned the effort by unnamed "bullying governments" to make a deal over the program.

Iran's Supreme leader has criticised "bullying" countries in an apparent response to Donald Trump's comments that he had sent a letter to Iran demanding negotiations on its nuclear programme. Trump said on Friday he had warned Tehran in a letter it could face military action unless it agreed to talks for a nuclear deal.